DUI/THC bill debate proves Dan Caplis has never been mellow

The conversation quickly went to pot when William Breathes went on the Caplis and Silverman radio show yesterday to discuss the failure of the DUI/THC bill. While Craig Silverman, a former prosecutor, saw the flaws in the proposed test levels, Caplis saw flaws in, well, just about everything. Have you...

By Patricia Calhoun

May 12, 2011

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The conversation quickly went to pot when William Breathes went on the Caplis and Silverman radio show yesterday to discuss the failure of the DUI/THC bill. While Craig Silverman, a former prosecutor, saw the flaws in the proposed test levels, Caplis saw flaws in, well, just about everything.

Have you never been mellow, Dan?

Here's Jim P's take:

Man, the one guy (Caplis, I think) evidently thinks all cannabis users are pieces of trash. He keeps reiterating that William and Dr. Shackleford are fabricating facts because they have a vested interest in the industry (which he thinks is a complete farce.) He's trying to nullify the argument of HB1261 opponents by claiming they're all 17 year old stoners with no regard for public safety..... I guess we shouldn't expect much more from a conservative radio personality.

For more of our cannabis coverage, go to the Marijuana archives on Latest Word.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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