New Hampshire State Senator Andy Sanborn (R-Bedford) responded to a letter from a constituent about marijuana decriminalization by threatening him with a phone call to get his scholarship revoked.
Update: This story got picked up by Boston.com
Via the Weedblog, Sanborn's response included this disturbing threat:
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I’m thinking if I call the [organization you received a scholarship from] and ask their opinion on legalization, they may have a different opinion (not to mention may be asking you for their scholarship money back…).
I may suggest you first take the time to actually read the legislation, understand it and it’s total ramifications before you comment on it as the bulk of your argument is not considered in it and it makes you look like nothing more than a college freshman who just wants to get high at any cost. Thanks, Senator Andy Sanborn.
The letter writer, identified as Michael Maly, assumed the Senator must have searched for his name online to find out about his scholarship, and make the threat.
New Hampshire is considering a marijuana legalization bill, which recently passed the State House of Representatives, but has not been addressed in the Senate as yet.
There was also a decriminalization proposal which has been passed in the House the previous few years, but killed in the Senate.
Senator Sanborn has spoken at events associated with Rand Paul and Freedomworks.