Reader: John Hickenlooper wants to fund a new anti-pot army

Michael Roberts February 21, 2014 2:57PM

We witnessed a comment explosion after publishing about Governor John Hickenlooper's suggestions about how to spend $100 million-plus in marijuana revenue, with most of the money earmarked for prevention campaigns and law-enforcement efforts. Here's one of the pithiest takes.

Monkey writes:

I'm pretty sure the new anti-weed army we just funded has a bigger budget than the DEA. That's progress for ya.

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Michael Roberts has written for Westword since October 1990, serving stints as music editor and media columnist. He currently covers everything from breaking news and politics to sports and stories that defy categorization.

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