May 03, 2013 02:22 PM UTC

Weed Equals Porn?

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• by: Colorado Pols

AP via the Durango Herald:

Marijuana magazines are under scrutiny in Colorado, as lawmakers consider requiring stores to put them behind the counter.

The unusual provision to treat pot magazines as pornography was considered Thursday in a Senate committee. If approved, the provision would make Colorado the first state to require stores that allow entry to shoppers younger than 21 to place pot magazines behind the counter.

“It’s analogous to the pornography example,” said Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs and sponsor of the magazine amendment.

It would be a bit of a contradiction to require marijuana magazines to be treated like porn, more restrictive than any other state, in one of only two states where marijuana has been legalized. We seriously doubt this amendment will survive, but it's an interesting window into GOP Rep. Bob Gardner's thinking.

Like with nudie magazines, we don't really think hiding High Times will accomplish much.