Alison Grimes takes controversial positions at Big Blue Nation interview.

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http://www.kentucky.com/2014/09/25/3447185/courting-big-blue-nation-grimes.html#storylink=omni_popular#wgt=pop

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Appearing on a radio program for University of Kentucky sports fans Thursday, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes said it's "worthwhile" to discuss legalizing marijuana and requiring background checks for all gun purchases at gun shows.

Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones tried repeatedly to move Grimes beyond circumspect answers to questions on a variety of specific policy issues, but got perhaps his most direct answer when asking Grimes to name her favorite Kentucky basketball player. (She chose Alex Poythress.)

On marijuana, Grimes said elected officials should discuss making it legal.

"I would want to have the discussion, and I think it's worthwhile to bring the experts together and talk about the reclassification, especially for medical purposes," Grimes said.

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[Thinkingabout]

1. I sure have to agree with her on the medical purposes. intelligence should prevail.

When a person could get relief from marijuana what would make it different from pain killers sold in pharmacies across the US except for it is not currently legal on many places and the pharmaceuticals do not have their finger in the pie. I have stopped smoking but would change if it helped my pain.