Pubdate: Sat, 16 Apr 2016 Source: Boston Herald (MA) Copyright: 2016 The Boston Herald, Inc Contact: http://www.bostonherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/53 Note: Prints only very short LTEs. WEED WAR GETS WACKY Pot advocates have apparently decided that they can insult their way to victory in November. And so they choose One Boston Day - a day aimed at encouraging random acts of kindness, a day when Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh would be laying wreaths in memory of the Boston Marathon bombing victims - to insult and disparage both men. Leaders of the marijuana campaign gathered in front of the State House with a poster of Walsh and Baker and a cartoon bubble saying, "Our health policy: Drink more alcohol!" That Walsh is a recovering alcoholic and a huge supporter of recovery efforts makes the sign particularly offensive. Both officials, along with House Speaker Robert DeLeo, announced their own opposition to marijuana legalization Thursday and the formation of a coalition to fight the ballot effort. Will Luzier, campaign manager for the pro-pot proposal, insisted that alcohol is "deadly," but marijuana "relatively benign" - an assertion that assumes those high on weed will be too busy munching Cheetos to ever get behind the wheel of a car. Luzier's entitled to his opinion, but behaving like a jerk isn't much of a strategy. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom