Last week, the push for passage of legislation legalizing medical marijuana suffered a setback when Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced his opposition to it.
Marshall revealed his opposition in a letter to state lawmakers, in which he argued any legalization on the state level would conflict with current federal law.
During an appearance on Huntsville radio’s WVNN on Friday, State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) did not dismiss the prospects of medical marijuana passage this year on the heels of Marshall’s statement. He noted provisions could be added to medical marijuana legislation that would satisfy the business community, which in turn would alleviate one obstacle for any proposal’s passage.
However, the Morgan County Republican lawmaker did question if there were other forces pushing for the legislation’s passage on behalf of “Big Pot” and “Big Marijuana, Inc.”
“I don’t know,” Orr said on “The Dale Jackson Show” about medicinal marijuana’s future in Alabama. “There are a lot of people behind it, and the question I would have is how much is Big Pot behind it? You know, because Big Pot is out there, behind the scenes — Big Marijuana, Inc. … and how much are they kind of orchestrating a lot of this, and see it as a first step in towards allowing recreational usage like so many other states have gone down that road.”
“Big Marijuana, Inc. is a multi-billion dollar in recreational states, where they grow it, sell it, etc.,” he added. “And what I’ve seen in Montgomery is more and more new lobbying faces showing up down there and engaging in this issue.”
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University, the editor of Breitbart TV and host of “The Jeff Poor Show” from 2-5 p.m. on WVNN in Huntsville.
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