Politics

Vialet: I Have Seen What Marijuana Does To Young People

Venerable Virgin Islands educator and senatorial candidate, Kurt Vialet, has revealed he does not support the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in the Virgin Islands, stating that as an educator, he has seen the drug destroy otherwise intelligent students. "I in no way agree with the legalization [of marijuana] at all," Vialet said in an interview on 102.1 FM on Saturday. "I don't agree with it because I have seen the effect on our young population. We're losing a lot of our young males and females because of marijuana." Vialet's strong opposition to the legalization of the drug stems from his experiences as an educator. He pointed out that he has seen students arrive at school in the mornings "stoned" due to marijuana use and saw how the drug destroyed others, who at first, came with a great deal of potential. "On the junior high school level, I had students coming school in 7th grade literally stoned in the morning," he said. "You could literally see the c...