“If you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids”

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has made his position on legalized marijuana of any type – including medical – clear: just say no.

“If you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids,” Ricketts said at a press conference, after state lawmakers discussed a bill that could legalize medical marijuana in the state.

“This is a dangerous drug that will impact our kids,” Ricketts said. “If you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids. That’s what the data shows from around the country. That’s why it’s dangerous to go around the established process we have to determine whether or not drugs are safe and effective, why legalizing marijuana and going around the regulatory process to keep people safe is dangerous, and going to harm our kids.”