![]() Turner said some conservatives are also unhappy he dumped his support for candidate Donald Trump after the October 2016 release of the crude remarks on the “Access Hollywood” tapes. “I know there are people still mad at me, there’s some of the base I get bombarded on, but I still think I did what was right.” “I would prefer for it to be illegal, but if it’s going to be legal, then we’ve got to do it right and at least protect Vermonters with some sort of revenue stream to cover these expenses that are happening,” he said. Turner explained his support for a full-blown system this way: once it was clear Scott would sign the bill, Turner said, it made sense to “get ahead of this” and set up a system that would raise funds to pay for public safety, health and education programs and provide quality control. Later in April, Turner joined Zuckerman in an effort to set up a retail system, but backed out. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, D-South Hero, called Turner’s effort a “poison pill” to derail a bill to legalize possession of small amounts of pot, a bill that was well on its way to passing. His amendment in January to set up a full-blown system raised eyebrows. Turner insists his recent support for a tax-and-regulate system to sell marijuana was also sincere and not politically motivated. He points to a sexual harassment bill he co-sponsored as an example of working across party lines. ![]() A volunteer for Don Turner’s campaign rides in the Burlington Pride Parade. ![]()
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