Rick Santorum in 2016 FactCheck


On Drugs: Marijuana is a controlled substance for a reason

Colorado voters in 2012 resoundingly approved a proposal legalizing recreational use of marijuana by adults as did voters in Washington state. Two years later, voters in Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C. embraced similar changes. Some candidates say the federal government should crack down in states that have legalized adult possession.

Former Sen. Rick Santorum said in April that "Colorado is violating the federal law. And if we have controlled substances, they're controlled substances for a reason. The federal law is there for a reason, and the states shouldn't have the option to violate federal law. As Abraham Lincoln said, you know, states don't have the right to wrong."

Source: PolitiFact Texas fact-checking on 2016 presidential hopefuls Oct 28, 2015

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