Republican Minnesota state Sen. Warren Limmer (R) was arguing against bills that would permit adults … [+]
On Friday, Minnesota State Senator Warren Limmer (R) made a claim that seemed a little out of joint to many on social media. Limmer was arguing against a bill that would permit adults 21 and older in Minnesota to purchase up to two ounces of cannabis flower, eight grams of concentrate or 800 milligrams of edible products. The bill under consideration in the Minnesota State Senate would also allow adults to grow “up to eight cannabis plants at home.” Limmer claim came right after he had said, “Now I’ve seen some of the videos of DEA raids, some of these plants are 8 and 10 feet tall, you can have eight of ’em, you can have a privacy fence made of these products in your backyard.” Presumably by DEA, Limmer meant the Drug Enforcement Administration and not the Dope Elite Assassins. Regardless, it’s what Limmer said right afterwards that got the joint kind of a rocking: “Two ounces, just two ounces is equivalent to three joints.”
Yep, that’s what Limmer said on the Minnesota State Senate floor as you can see in the following video tweeted by journalist Aaron Rupar:
What you can hear with Limmer’s statement is some laughter on the State Senate floor when Limmer…
