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Eric Toney: “The marijuana we see today is not the marijuana of the 60s…”

Featuring: Eric Toney, Republican | Candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin

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Western Wisconsin Journal: Attorney General Candidate Eric Toney

Published | Video Starts at 17:49

But we need the studies and the science behind it, and it doesn't exist right now. And the idea that we would somehow make it easier for kids to get access to drugs. The marijuana we see today is not the marijuana of the 60s and 70s as the potency is significantly higher. And I've prosecuted enough violent crime that's drug related. And I can guarantee the cartels are not going to give up on marijuana. (17:49–17:55)

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Asserts that modern marijuana is more potent than that of the 60s and 70s.

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