Rand Paul: Pot Is Bad, but Jail Terms ‘Ruin Lives’

Rand Paul is no fan of marijuana, but today he blasted American laws that stick nonviolent criminals such as potheads in jail for “37, 50, 45 years,” calling them “a huge mistake” that have the effect of ruining lives over the harmless indiscretions of youth. Case in point? The current inhabitant of the Oval Office, and his predecessor: “Look, the last two presidents could have conceivably been put in jail for their drug use and I really think it would’ve ruined their lives,” Paul said today on Fox News Sunday.

C’mon Rand, Bush and Obama should be in jail for a lot worse than weed.

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