TheAgitator.com: “The lengths…

…to which some drug warriors will go to prove their point can be downright comical sometimes:

Republican State Sen. Chuck Gross proposed legislation Wednesday that would prohibit public schools from holding athletic tournaments in Columbia [Missouri].

Gross’ proposal comes in response to two measures the city’s voters approved in November. One makes marijuana arrests the lowest priority of city law enforcement, and the other allows marijuana to be used in the city for medical reasons.

The legislation proposed by Gross would bar schools that receive state money from participating in ’sporting events or athletic tournaments’ in cities with marijuana laws similar to Columbia’s.

The intent is not to prohibit Columbia schools from taking part in sports but to block regional or state tournaments from being held in the city, Gross said.

‘I think it’s a bad message to send off to kids — ‘Hey, come to Columbia, you can bring your pot with you,'’ Gross said.”