Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, said it wasnât just a pungent odor that struck him during a recent visit to the cityâs newly opened medical marijuana dispensary.
âI saw all that marijuana and I was looking over my shoulder waiting on the feds to run in and get us all because there was so much cannabis in there,â said Scott, a lawyer, who contrasted the scene to a court hearing three days later where he witnessed âa young brother get sentenced to five years for possession with intent to distribute marijuanaâ â a disparate approach to the drug he called absurd and hypocritical.