The story on pot; to legalize or not

“I spent many years working with kids 25 plus, and I wish they could be here today to tell you that when I asked them, ‘How did you get [in rehabilitation]? Where did you start?’” Hartnett said. “It’s usually ‘I smoked a joint and it wasn’t that bad so I went to the next thing.’”

Junior Emily Bruni said Burlington’s support of legalization would be a rational policy. 

“It is mind-boggling how much money and resources are spent in this nation to stop the spread of a harmless drug while numerous legal drugs like alcohol cause harm, death and rifts in communities,” Bruni said.