Spicer opens his mouth and out comes another lie

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Spicer on Thursday, however, linked marijuana use with the widespread abuse of painkillers, suggesting that allowing recreational use of marijuana could be interpreted as condoning drug use more widely.

"When you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people," Spicer said. "There is still a federal law that we need to abide by when it comes to recreational marijuana and drugs of that nature."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/politics/white-house-marijuana-donald-trump-pot/index.html

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I hate these fucking liars.
Fact is that in states with legal cannabis opioid addiction DECREASES!

Study: Opioid Use Decreases in States that Legalize Medical Marijuana

Fewer people are using opioids in states that have legalized medical marijuana, according to a study published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health that bolsters advocates' claims that marijuana can substitute for more deadly drugs.

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-15/study-opioid-use-decreases-in-states-that-legalize-medical-marijuana