“It just starts with pot. That's why I'm not a fan of recreational use of pot. I think everywhere we go, we see these communities that are just being destroyed by the smell and it is bad. The people are sleeping on the streets. One thing leads to the other. It is not a great environment. If you go to Portland, you can't even walk downtown. Go to Washington, D.C., walk around Vegas, it's horrible,” she said. 

“New Orleans is bad enough, and it's really effectively legalized in New Orleans because nobody enforces the law … I'm not going to go into a hotel and the elevator smells no good for what it's worth,” she added. 

That’s when things took a turn. Murrill claimed cannabis legalization has somehow been a boon for illegal fentanyl sales.

“The fact is that that also creates a great black market, and that's what actually creates a great avenue for more fentanyl,” she said. “And they do put fentanyl in pot a lot.”  (Source)

When discussing cannabis marijuana, "The fact is that that also creates a great black market, and that’s what actually creates a great avenue for more fentanyl, and they do put fentanyl in pot. It is also a problem, frankly, with abortion pills. Buy em online, well, they’re gonna have fentanyl in them too." (August 21, 2023). 

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