Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner has decided to adapt to the Trump era in the best way possible — by selling weed.
In 2009, Boehner was “unalterably opposed” to marijuana (legal or otherwise) but now that there’s a financial incentive, he’s suddenly all about it! Boehner has joined the advisory board of Acreage Holdings, a company that “cultivates, processes and dispenses cannabis in 11 U.S. states” according to Bloomberg.
“Over the last 10 or 15 years, the American people’s attitudes have changed dramatically,” Boehner said in an interview, dollar signs flashing in his eyes. “I find myself in that same position.”
“When it comes to an issue like this, that has what I’ll call murky legal issues and political issues, we’re there to provide advice to Acreage in terms of how they work with state and federal governments, how they work with local governments and advice on what states look promising,” Boehner said.
Now that there’s a financial incentive, Boehner will devote his life to working to legalize medical marijuana — a noble goal, if his sole motivator wasn’t green pieces of paper.
I’m joining the board of #AcreageHoldings because my thinking on cannabis has evolved. I’m convinced de-scheduling the drug is needed so we can do research, help our veterans, and reverse the opioid epidemic ravaging our communities. @AcreageCannabis https://t.co/f5i9KcQD0W
— John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) April 11, 2018
This news comes following Boehner’s replacement Paul Ryan’s announcement that he is quitting.
Naturally the world finds this all kinds of hilarious and interesting:
Paul Ryan is retiring and John Boehner is becoming an activist for weed.
Just rereading that sentence makes my mind spin.
— Emilia (@PoliticalEmilia) April 11, 2018
Paul Ryan is retiring
John Boehner is supporting weed
What kind of matrix bullshit is going on today
— Alt_Dept. of Labor (@alt_labor) April 11, 2018
Actually, Paul Ryan just wants to smoke weed with John Boehner.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) April 11, 2018
John Boehner is now working to legalize weed. I wonder how many highs that news ruined.
— Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) April 11, 2018
John Boehner:
• once said he was "unalterably opposed" to marijuana legalization
• voted to prohibit safe needle exchanges & medical weed in D.C.
• likened weed to a gateway drug
• got a 0% @NORML legalization rating
• now works for a weed companyhttps://t.co/FDkz2VyQoR— Rex Santus (@rexsantus) April 11, 2018
I woke up in a world where John Boehner is selling weed. I don't understand life anymore.
— Neokara Calavera (@KaraCalavera) April 11, 2018
At this point, we can only assume that we are living in some weird parallel universe where up is down, left is right, Trump is President, and hardcore marijuana opponents now suddenly don’t believe the lies they spent their careers spewing.
