The Huffington Post reports:
A Republican lawmaker in Minnesota argued that “two ounces” of marijuana was the equivalent of “three joints” during remarks as the Minnesota Senate voted Friday on whether to legalize recreational use of cannabis. State Sen. Warren Limmer criticized a number of portions of the bills.
“Now I’ve seen some of the videos of DEA raids, some of these plants are 8 and 10 feet tall, you can have eight of ’em, you can have a privacy fence made of these products in your backyard,” Limmer argued Friday. “Two ounces, just two ounces is equivalent to three joints.”
The amount of marijuana that Limmer claimed would be in a single joint is equivalent to roughly 18.9 grams. The amount is significantly more than what University of Pennsylvania research found to be the average amount of marijuana in a single joint: .32 gram.
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“Just two ounces is equivalent to three joints” — the Republican arguments against legal cannabis are going well. #mnleg pic.twitter.com/PYxftaaMtq
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2023
pour one out for all the victims of cannabis overdoses. RIP pic.twitter.com/beHrWQ1LIF
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 29, 2023
“How I almost wrecked my life” — anti-cannabis Minnesota Republican says he used weed in college and it made him lazy and hurt his grades. I guess this is his reason to keep it illegal. pic.twitter.com/QHWYtwcfcQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 29, 2023
the same Republican who is against weed because it made him lazy talks about getting a DUI during the same speech pic.twitter.com/AjofBUUyaA
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 29, 2023
*Driving up to the dispensary*
“I’ll take a 1 oz joint please.”??️ pic.twitter.com/QhIDnUcVGt
— Lana M Wiggins (@LanaMWiggins1) April 28, 2023