The Seven Most Interesting Things Rick Steves Said Last Night About Legal Weed

Willamette Week:

Rick Steves says once you've been around the world, a little weed won't scare you.

Steves, the famously enthusiastic public-broadcasting travel host, kicked off six-day, 10-city Oregon tour promoting Measure 91 with a wine-and-cheese reception Tuesday night at the First Congregational Church in Portland.

He talked mostly about how his travel experiences formed his views on marijuana legalization in the United States. Steves has been one of the nation's biggest donors to pot legalization efforts: He gave $350,000 to the 2012 ballot measure legalizing weed in Washington, though he has yet to donate to Measure 91.

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