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Cannabis Debate: Bill Montgomery Talks About What God Wants; Calls Vet an "Enemy"

• http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com, By Ray Stern

You can watch the entire 90-minute, March 23 debate between Montgomery and lawyer Marc Victor and judge for yourself who won.

Montgomery lost the debate at least in part by losing his cool when talking to U.S. Navy veteran Don Ream and others during the Q&A portion of event. Since last Monday's show, Montgomery's canceled one other upcoming debate on the issue.

The "enemy" quote, (see video at about 1:02), which has been grist for social media over the past few days, wasn't even the most interesting part of the debate from a political point of view -- it was how Montgomery's argument against marijuana prohibition proved grounded in his own religious views.

The debate, hosted by Tempe Republican Women, came as both sides in the legalization question prepare for a long slog to the November 2016 ballot.

 As of last week, two groups had filed paperwork with the state in an attempt to legalize marijuana with citizens' initiatives; it's unclear whether the groups will merge, but each would need to collect at least 200,000 signatures to make it on the ballot. Last month, Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy launched its own campaign in a long-term strategy to try to defeat the planned measure.


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