Procrastination and funding get in the way of quickly fixing potholes, one of the many miseries of modern motorists.

In the United States, a lawmaker from Tennessee wants to tap a new source of funding to fix the state’s growing potholes problem.

Democrat state Senator Heidi Campbell’s “Pot for Potholes” bill legalizes and taxes the sale of recreational marijuana, with the revenues largely to be spent on repairing damaged roads.

Under the proposed bill, cannabis would be legalized for adults 21 and older and taxed at a rate of 15 percent, with 75 percent of revenues allocated to road and bridge repairs, WZTV Nashville reports.

However, Republican House Majority Leader William Lamberth strongly opposes the bill, accusing Campbell of grandstanding.

“Yes, potholes need to be fixed, and the legislature is already allocating funds for road repairs. As for cannabis, I’m working on legislation to further regulate THC products in our state. We already have enough drug problems as it is,” WZTV Nashville quoted Lamberth as saying, referring to the psychoactive substance in marijuana.