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Larry Kudlow: This story coming out of Washington has lit up Twitter and Facebook. Congressman Ron Paul and Barney Frank will be introducing a bill to end marijuana prohibition. A short time ago, Texas Republican Ron Paul spoke with me about exactly what he’s advocating. Take a listen.
Ron Paul: Well, removing it from the jurisdiction of the federal government and allowing the states to regulate it, like they would alcohol. And this seems to be strange for a lot of people, but I’m only going back to 1937 when that’s the way it was handled. The states always did this, and I’m motivated strongly also because the states legalize it for the use of medicinal purposes and it is helpful to people who have cancer or are getting chemotherapy. So this is not a huge radical idea, it’s something that was legal for a long, long time. And the war against marijuana causes so much hardship and accomplishes nothing. So I would say that marijuana, as far as causing highway problems, is miniscule compared to alcohol, and yet we knew prohibition of alcohol was very bad. So this is just getting back to a sensible position on how we handle difficult problems. And, for me, it should be the states.
Larry Kudlow: Alright, let the states regulate, yes, I agree with that, that’s a free market position, it’s a 10th Amendment position. Mr. Paul, in one of the debates, though, you came out for the legalization of marijuana and heroin. Is that still your view?
Ron Paul: Well, you know, I’ve never used the word heroine in my life when I talked about legalizing freedom of choice. And that one, too, was once legal and I concluded that argument and they sort of got the point when I said when they were making a big deal, your freedom philosophy means somebody could use heroine. I said, “You know, if tomorrow we legalize, how many of you in this audience would you heroine? Of course, nobody would.” So it’s a moot point, it’s how you regulate things and whether or not this trillion dollars we spend on the war on drugs … really since the early 1970s, the modern day war on drugs started with Richard Nixon and it’s a catastrophe, just as the prohibition was a catastrophe. So yes, they’re regulations for children and the way the states want to handle it. But, you know, it’s sort of like saying, “I believe in the first amendment”, and they say, “Oh, that means you’re pro-pornography”, or something like that. It’s ridiculous. Permitting something to happen does not mean that you authorize it or endorse it, it’s not an endorsement of what people do.
Larry Kudlow: Do you worry, sir? I mean, look, I’m recovering alcoholic and drug abuser. I’m coming after 16 years, with God’s grace. Do you worry, sir, that this opens the door to more drug use, sets the wrong example, sends the wrong single? It’s an honest question on my part, do you ever worry about that? You yourself are a doctor..
Ron Paul: No, because I think it’s much worse because kids today have an easier time finding marijuana than they can alcohol. And how many cases of drug addiction were prevented by the laws? Do the laws really do it? Would putting you in prison for about 5 years, do you think that would have helped you? Would that have cured you? No, this is a medical problem, it’s not a legal problem. You shouldn’t be a criminal because you have a problem with drugs. So I just don’t think putting you in prison would have been helpful at all.
Larry Kudlow: Alright, well, I did it through a faith-based self help program, but I appreciate your point of view.
Ron Paul: The market, Larry, that’s the market way of taking care of a problem.
Larry Kudlow: I guess I do. I want to agree with you on why the states should have the jurisdiction on this and so many other things. I think that’s exactly the right position.
Ron Paul: We should be very consistent.
Larry Kudlow: I got to go. Congressman Paul, you’re terrific for helping us out tonight, I appreciate it.
Ron Paul: Alright.
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the people who are going to do heroin do not care if it is legal or not
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yes they have a natural flow in your brain, but cannabis doesn’t act on the same receptors like other drugs do. Cannabis work through a thing called the endocannabinoid system were you have CB1 and CB2 receptors in your brain and in every organ system in your body. Cannabinoids, which are the active compounds in the cannabis plant, such as THC,CBD, CBN, and THCV act on these receptors to create the different effects it has such as antioxidant, antibiotic, antipsycotic, and eurphoric propererties
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lucky fucks.
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Its legal in Colorado and Washington now!
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As someone who doesn’t smoke weed, this is a great idea… But not heroin…
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In my opinion marijuana should be legal. They let people smoke chemicals in cigarettes, why is a plant so bad then? In fact you don’t even have to smoke it for people thinking “smoking is so bad!!” You can’t take too much of it and die like alcohol or aspirin. No one has ever died of smoking marijuana. Do you realize that more people have died eating a peanut? At least let the people who need it have it. It needs to be legal in all 50 states!!
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if marijuana is legalized it opens up jobs, for example need someone to grow and harvest then clean it and then sell it. also if marijuana is legalized drug trafficking will slow down and crime rate because everybody can get high. i think it should be legaL
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I am 25 yrs old living in baton rouge, la and have smoked weed since i was 14. I am a welder in a fab shop makin 1500 a week with two days off, but i guess since i smoke weed i should be fired for failing a piss test or arrested and thrown in jail with a bunch of killers who cant wait for a guy of my stature to join them for a rape party with the address of the party being my asshole for getting pulled over and searched with a little sack of ganja on me! I have two children and a wife who is the best woman i have ever met. People need to give up the its not a drug its a plant speech and jus put it simply as go green grow weed! If everybody loves it then let everybody love it!!! I hate this fucking country!! Until weed is legal in every fuckin state i will continue hating this fucking country and im gona contiue smoking it every day of my life because its never done me wrong. Maybe weed wasnt in the beginning intintially created to be smoked but it gets u feeling good in many other ways also so its soul purpose on earth is to be enjoyed by mankind and if u deny that then i feel so sorry for u and the people u are around. Legalize green and keep your alcohols and tobaccos too but quit being racist against marijuana and marijuana users please Mr. United States of America! The land of the free, yea thats a load of crap!
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even tho im 15yr old i agree that marijuana should be legalized.it is not a drug it is a plant.a drug is a MAN MADE substance .intened to create effects on the mind and body.Marijuana has great medical use and is safer than tobacco.I dont understand why law enforcement treat it as if we’re crack.truth is marijuana helps with my appietite.So if its helping hundreds maybe even thousands of people why not legaliz it???
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weed should be legal no one has died from it its better for you then alcohol and tobacco plus its not a fucking drug ITS A PLANT!
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It is a plant. But it is also a drug. Most drugs ARE PLANTS. Opium, PLANT. STILL A DRUG. Alcohol, made from plants, STILL A DRUG. Tobacco, PLANT. DRUG. Marijuana, PLANT. DRUG. It is a good drug, but a drug nonetheless. Claiming it isn’t a drug just makes you look like an idiot.
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viagra wikipedia IViagra probably helped me keep my wife was to expect some action. I took my first Viagra pill when I came
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cialis gold arterial hypertension (PAH). It relaxes the arterial wall, leading to decreased pulmonary arterial
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just smoke weed everyday=====`~ <<< BLUNT:)
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fuck the goverment if people can smoke weed without with being all sketched out the world we but such a better place. The only reasons kids get caught is because they have to leave the saftey if an indoor place to smoke weed
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people drink beer they fight ignore kids do stupid things forget what they did make mistakes
people smoke weed they are happy loving calm energetic playful mellow hungry
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sooo what the problem here?
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please respect his freedom of expression because thats what dr. paul wants. a peaceful revolution. im sorry that you go against intellectualism and altruism. please do not deny my right as well.
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Okay in all honesty this country has been going from shit to even more shit, Marijuana will not kill you, it will not fuck up your life, it will not make your kids want to do harder drugs, it is not a stepping stone drug, it’s not even a fucking drug, it’s a plant a plant. nothing more, you could smoke as much as you want and you won’t die. estimates shown that in order to die from marijuana intoxication you’d have to smoke 65,000 joints in 15 minutes. seriously you “Above the influence” retards need to get your heads out of your ass and look at the fucking truth. Weed is a miracle plant. with thousands of uses. making it illegal obviously has not helped this country at all. maybe we should at least..try? to do something different? like legalize it? and use it medically and for recreation use? The world would be such a better place. please get this right people and vote Ron Paul for president.
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Marijuana is not harmful. In over 3000 years of recorded use, not one person has died from it. Studies have also shown that Marijuana does not increase risk for lung cancer, like tobacco, or liver failure like alcohol. If anything, Marijuana is one of the safer substances that one can use.
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If drugs are legal it doesn’t mean you have to use them..
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Hmm no shit KIDS on the INTERNET won’t agree with the truth. They’re the fools that like drugs and think its ok
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yea i’ve seen how many ppl agree with u on here… let’s see so far theres been uh NONE!!!!
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if u read so much why can’t u spell dopamine or serotonin?
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I’m so sorry that u r so ignorant that u don’t know the difference between a plant like marijuana & that opium & cocaine aren’t plants u’d think being as u seem to think u know everything u’d know that those “textbooks” ur reading apparently aren’t sinking in
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well id rather be a loser than an idiot fucktard like u
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how can u compare marijuana to opium or even cocaine.opium and cocaine are both man made using plats and veriuse different chemicals.unlike marijuana which is natural growning.i honestly feel like no one should be debating or criticizing.because ur all going no where with this while we argue the government finds a way to make a profit off of marijuana and while we criticize the gangs are making profit. if we would all shut the hell up and educate ourselves on the very subject we argue about, maybe we would realize that its just not worth the arguement.because at the end of the day every one is gonna have there points of views.and non of us are completely right so why dont we all just stop the arguing and the critizising and leave tht to government
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and thats whats wrong with the world today too many closeminded ignorant ppl like u
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too bad we dont have the technology to eliminate idiots like u
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sorry but textbooks aren’t the same no wonder u got such a fucked up sense of reality if all u read is textbooks what a fucktard u are!!!
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what r u addicted to cuz ur the biggest idiot?
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really? drs prescribe narcotics everyday that kill ppl everyday but i suppose u think thats ok?
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thatd be a good argument if u weren’t such a dumbass & read the real facts about marijuana
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also, its not possible to become physically addicted to weed like it is alcohol and nicotine, and possible but not very likely to become psychologically addicted maybe you should do a little research before you go calling people stupid and end up just making yourself sound silly.
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i love how stupid you are. its not illegal because its a harmful narcotic, its illegal because the us government doesnt want hemp in the country and it hasnt ever since the cotton industries were threatened by it…people arent even allowed to grow industrial grade hemp which doesnt even have the drug in it. its been proven that cigarettes and alcohol are both more harmful and more addictive than weed.
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yea & ppl die from taking tylenol how many ppl die from weed? Zero noone has ever died from it
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no the governmnt tells us weed isn’t healthy not technology retard
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no the governmnt tells us weed isn’t healthy not technology retard
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sorry i think ur the retard
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