NORML: State Rep. Benton Supports Caning Marijuana Users
According to the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), State Rep. Tommy Benton responded to a constituent email regarding marijuana law reform, by stating his support for caning–that is, corporal punishment–for marijuana users. He also called for execution for marijuana dealers. If that wasn’t enough, in a follow-up email, Rep. Benton said he would turn his constituent over to police for advocating for marijuana law reform (because this obviously meant his constituent was a user or dealer). Way to have a chilling effect on democratic discourse.
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Benton’s first email according to NORML:
Thanks for the email. We will have to agree to disagree on this and whether or not money is wasted. I am opposed to the legalization of marijuana. I think we should go to caning for people caught using and maybe execute dealers. That would solve the problem as well. That is what they do in Singapore and they don’t have a drug problem, but then they have less liberty than we do here.
Rep. Tommy Benton
tommy.benton@house.ga.gov
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And here’s the second email:
You don’t want to legalize weed because of your conservative values. Pardon my French but that is a big old pile of bull crap. You and your cronies want it legalized so you can get a hit anytime without having to worry about getting arrested. I have forwarded your email to the Lowndes County sheriffs office so that they can be on the lookout for you. Consider this my last correspondence on the the subject to you or anyone else who shares your similar “conservative views’.
Tommy Benton
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