Republicans are jokers, say tokers

The Marijuana Policy Project has come up with an ingenious plan to catch the Republican presidential candidates in their lies about the medical value of marijuana. Naturally, it involves money ... which ought to get the candidates' attention:

The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) next week plans to offer GOP presidential wannabes $10,000 if they can back up their claims that medical marijuana is either unnecessary or "too dangerous" for medical use. According to an MPP official, the Washington, D.C.–based group and two medical marijuana– using patients will hold a news conference in Manchester, N.H., on Monday at which the pot reform lobby will offer the max political contributions ($5,000 for the primary campaign, $5,000 for the general election) to Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney if they can provide evidence backing up their statements.

Giuliani, McCain, and Romney are being targeted because they have spoken out about the supposed dangers of medical marijuana and/or claimed that it has no medical value.

If you think one of the candidates will try to collect, though, don't, um, hold your breath.