When questioned by a student wondering why conservatives tend to favor states' rights except in the case of medical marijuana, Santorum confessed that he does not know his medical cannabis laws.
Without an informed opinion about policy, Santorum defended his argument using personal experience, according to Talking Points Memo. "I went to college too," he said during the College Convention 2012 forum, organized by New England College.
The response did not go over well, eliciting boos from the audience, and that's not a surprise.
Fifty percent of Americans favor legalizing marijuana, according to a recent Gallup poll, with support for legalization among Americans under the age of 30 as high as 62 percent. Gallup has found that Americans are especially likely to favor legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes, and 70 percent favor making it legal for doctors to prescribe marijuana to reduce pain and suffering, according to a survey last year.
The amount – which represents online contributions only — is more than double the sum that Santorum raised in the entire third quarter of 2010, when he pulled in less than $1 million. It’s also nearly 100 times the $21,980 that Santorum spent on media in the run-up to Iowa.
The fundraising haul means that Santorum stands well-poised to compete in other presidential contests – notably South Carolina, which holds its primary Jan. 21.
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