A technician opens a coin-operated amusement machine at a Duluth gas station. BOB ANDRES / [email protected]
The city thats trying to ease penalties for pot possession is also known for clamping down on video gambling. Does Clarkston suffer from a fickle streak when it comes to vice?
Not at all, said Mayor Ted Terry. In his city, which is renown for taking in refugees from across the globe, state-sanctioned video gambling has been far more dangerous than pot, he said.
Look at the fact that we had people die because of gambling debt. That right there is a public health threat, Terry said. No one has died using marijuana in the history of Clarkston that Im aware of.
At least one suicide has been tied to gamb…
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