Peter Christ strolls confidently through the lobby of the Best Western Hotel in Waterbury sporting a gold earring, shoulder-length ponytail and black T-shirt emblazoned in bold, white letters, "Cops say legalize drugs. Ask me why." It's a ballsy fashion statement, considering that this afternoon, the hotel is teeming with Vermont police officers at a day-long training session on the use of new search-and-rescue gear. It's merely a coincidence that Christ, a retired police captain of 20 years, is staying here during his three-week speaking tour in Vermont on the subject of drug legalization.

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