Ohio Governor John Kasich has brought his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination to Michigan. At his first stop Monday at Grand Valley State University, he took a question about legalizing marijuana. Kasich says he’s not opposed to the medicinal use of marijuana, but has no interest in full legalization.
In part, Kasich says, that's because he doesn’t want to send a message that drug use is okay.
“I don’t want to ruin someone’s life because they smoked dope, but I’m not for legalizing it. And people say, well why not? Because I don’t want to send a double message to the country. This is a scourge," he says.
Kasich focused on the widespread abuse of heroin and other opioids. He also shared views on foreign policy and said he supports overseas intervention to fight terrorism.
