Marijuana Legalization Will Kill Puppies! According To DEA Head

[DeSwiss]

The Young Turks · Published on Apr 7, 2014

"Michele Leonhart, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, has a message for those considering legalizing marijuana: Please, think of Fido.

Testifying on the DEA budget during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Leonhart said she expected a number of things to happen after Washington and Colorado were allowed to go forward with the legalization of marijuana last year. What she didn't anticipate was the impact on man's best friend.

"There was just an article last week, and it was on pets. It was about the unanticipated or unexpected consequences of this, and how veterinarians now are seeing dogs come in, their pets come in, and being treated because they've been exposed to marijuana," Leonhart said."

Cenk Uygur, Michael Shure, Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola of The Young Turks discuss the DEA head's insane comments.

- Thanks Obama! She's just the person to pursue the policies you believe in! Just like when you said you'd make sure GMO foods got labeled if you were ever Preztlenut! You found another peach of a guy to insure that gets done as well! I tell ya, I don't know how many more of your campaign promises we can stand!

[nilram]

1. Time to ban chocolate, too, then.

[MindMover]

2. pretty soon, it will be, mj creates zombies

[temporary311]

3. There's somebody who's job

needs to be made obsolete.

[GeorgeGist]

4. A Bush holdover ...

explains the Sarah Palin mentality.

[MannyGoldstein]

14. Sadly, President Obama has no authority to appoint a replacement

I guess that's just the way the Constitution works.

[zeemike]

5. Won't someone please think of the puppies?

You don't have to worry about the cats...they have their own nip.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. Ever since my dog has discovered my stash

I've been spending a fortune on milk bone dog biscuits.

[Politicalboi]

7. Dogs have been eating stash for decades

It's called Labrador!

[wharf rat]

9. does howdy doodie got wooden balls man

haha, i immediately thought of the border crossing where the dog keels over from sniffing the tail pipe when i read the article but couldn't find the clip on youtube.

[gopiscrap]

10. Welcome to DU

[wharf rat]

11. thanks, i appreciate it

i've been here, just never commented. had to on this one though- too comical. :-P

[gopiscrap]

17. You're welcome

hope you have a wonderful stay!!!

[pragmatic_dem]

8. many people are making good money from our police state ...

they aren't going to give that up without a fight.

[Ed Suspicious]

12. We see through your bullshit, dea and federal government. Your house of cards is coming down on

this one.

[The Wizard]

13. Her income is in jeopardy.

She sees the gravy train running out of steam.

[bitchkitty]

15. I've had not one, but several

dogs who got into my stash and got ripped. None of them went to the vet and none of them were harmed. They just got the head shakes and slept for a long time, then woke up hungry. They're grasping at straws.

[freebrew]

16. These asshats have been trying for 60+ years

to find something, anything they could point to and say it's bad. No luck doing that, so they make up lies.

Remember when it caused men's breasts to grow? Oh, that didn't catch on.

Then it was the fire at MGM Grand caused by a joint left on the stairs. Oops, didn't think that one through.

Oh, what about the train engineer that was stoned? Nope, trains can't take a wrong turn w/o outside help.

Even folks here still believe it makes one duller, slow or something.

Do your own research, you can't believe TPTB. Smoke a joint.

[kristopher]

18. Something about this moron seems familiar.

Is she related to Palin?