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Glenn Youngkin on Drugs

 

 


The dangers of marijuana use continue to grow

Strong communities also work to prevent harmful drug use. The dangers of marijuana use, particularly among our young people, continue to grow. We know that states with retail markets have seen significant negative impacts on children and adolescent health and safety, increased gang activity and violent crime, significant deterioration in mental health, decreased road safety, and significant costs associated with a marijuana retail market that far exceed the perverse benefit of "tax revenue."
Source: 2025 State of the State Address to the Virginia legislature , Jan 13, 2025

Make sale of deadly drugs a felony homicide

Two years ago, this body passed a bill to make the sale, manufacture, and distribution of drugs killing our children, our friends and our neighbors a felony homicide. It was vetoed by the last Governor, despite the fact it could have - and would have - saved countless lives. Send me that bill again, and I promise you - I will sign it.
Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Virginia legislature , Jan 11, 2023

Legalization a problem, never met user who was successful

[On legalization]: "If there was a group of children that were sitting here and I was talking to them about marijuana I would tell them don't use it," Youngkin said at a campaign event in April. "I've never met anybody who habitually used marijuana and was successful and I would tell all them the same thing." In a May appearance on CNBC, Youngkin described legalization as "another problem that's going to be dumped at my feet" if he's elected.
Source: Marijuana Moment on 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race , Dec 11, 2020

Other governors on Drugs: Glenn Youngkin on other issues:
VA Gubernatorial:
Abigail Spanberger
Amanda Chase
Jennifer Carroll Foy
Jennifer McClellan
Justin Fairfax
Kirk Cox
Lee Carter
Mark Herring
Pete Snyder
Ralph Northam
Terry McAuliffe
Winsome Earle-Sears
VA Senatorial:
David Williams
Hung Cao
Mark Warner
Nick Freitas
Scott Parkinson
Tim Kaine

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