Many of you may remember TV evangelist Pat Robertson coming out in favor of marijuana law reform, and he even told The New York Times that he “absolutely” supports Amendment 64 in Colorado. Now there is a billboard up in Grand Junction, Colorado – a Republican area – with a picture of Robertson and the slogan ”Pat Robertson would vote YES on 64. Will you?“

When asked if the decision to put Robertson on a billboard in Grand Junction had anything to do with the demographics of the area, campaign spokesman Betty Aldworth offers de facto confirmation.

“We know the Western Slope is more conservative,” she says, “and certainly Grand Junction is more conservative than the Denver-Boulder metro area.”

If Amendment 64 can get a sizeable portion of the Republican vote this fall, it is sure to pass. And say what you want about Pat Robertson, he still has influence among conservative Republicans, enough to get many of them to look into the issue.

Once they do some research on their own, many will change their minds about marijuana and the way we go about “dealing” with it.

- Joe Klare