Ann Coulter says marijuana is ‘destroying the country’ by making ‘people retarded’

Americans are collectively dealing with a number of rising problems, but Ann Coulter believes the worst threat comes in the form of legal pot.

The conservative columnist made some highly questionable remarks in opposition to marijuana law reform during a debate at this year’s bipartisan Politicon event held over the weekend.

While debating pro-cannabis advocate Ana Kasparian of the progressive news outlet The Young Turks, Coulter offered her opinion that further U.S. pot legalization is “destroying the country,” and also “makes people retarded.”

Watch a segment of the debate below, as Coulter adds further unsupported facts, including the bold claim that “nobody goes to prison for possession.”

“I know you’re all potheads, and you’re gonna have trouble following what I’m about to say, but almost 90 percent of people in prison are in prison as a result of a plea bargain,” Coulter explains. “No one gets arrested and tried for possession of marijuana. But if they happen to have marijuana on them that’s what they plea it down. But you’re not going to prison for that, you’re going to prison because…