Rep. Tom MacArthur speaks out against legalizing marijuana, defends contributions from pharma PACs
“It’s a risk we do not need to be taking,” MacArthur told reporters at the event at Herman Costello Lyceum Hall. “I understand marijuana may have a medical use and I’m certainly OK with using it in that context. But we’re in the middle of the worst drug crisis in history and you want to legalize more drugs.”
The Republican lawmaker has made tackling the opioid addiction crisis one of his top priorities in Congress, and his work on the issue has also become a focus of his campaign for a third term representing the 3rd Congressional District.