CNBC Discusses Why We Should Legalize Cannabis!!

its simple remember how prohibition failed? Same thing, even better how about growing hemp to make paper instead of trees?

Thanks for this Video.

it will go. you might as well stop waisting money on a war that is looking pretty stupid. i want my rights to self medicate with cannabis.

really interesting roundtable. thanks for posting.

"Legalize it and we will advertise"

The federal government is being ignorant to their own guidelines.

Cannabis and THC should have been removed from Schedule 1 long ago (or never put there in the first place)

THAT is the underlying problem and the reason why the feds are at odds with the states. As far as the feds are concerned THEIR law says Cannabis is highly dangerous, highly addictive, and has NO medicinal value. This is in direct opposition to reality and SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT!!

This was a good show!! Thank you.

Jon bitch slapping CNBC out of lala land

or are they "flip-flop'n"?

Make it legal. Regulate it. Have standards from the FDA.
Tax the hell out of it. Create jobs for farmers on marginal land and new farmers. Create jobs with labs that process it. Create jobs for truckers or other delivery people. Create jobs with sales reps from processers.
And the tax would really help the state governments.
Also set an age standard like there is with liquor.

And keep the Mexican cartel out of the USA because no one would need their cannabis.

This seems a distraction by CNBC of CNBC's fradulent complicity in multibillion dollar Wallstreet shenanigans. Given the attention span of the pro-weed crowd, it will probably work.

8 heads in a duffle bag...

i find it amusing that cnbc orchestrates themselves with real transparency, seems like they watch the onion or something.

It seems this conversation is getting more main stream. Each side has had the same points forever and from my perspective, they haven’t really changed. I came to a personnel decision that I support a movement to legalize it, tax it, and decriminalize it. This decision was based simply on a PRO/CON list. Anyone in a rational, logical, and empathetic state of mind should come up with the same outcome. It excites me to see this topic brought to the forefront; it is exactly what our movement needs. If you make this argument in front of the masses, logic will prevail. I am not a fan of CNBC but I applaud them for taking this topic seriously. (Or were they trying to reach the “Daily Show” audience they lost with the Cramer vs. Jon Stewart throw down?)
Next Step…Get the president on, have him answer the same logical arguments.

President Obama should right the wrongs of Richard Nixon. He should take cannabis hemp off the Dangerous Substance List and let the conversation and research begin.

We voted for change! We voted for President Obama, it's time to change the cannabis hemp laws.

Cannabis hemp has history. It was removed from educational material, but it is history none the less.

Cannabis hemp prohibition does not save lives. The prohibition hurts more peoople than it helps.

In 1976 I notice people plugging up there cars , i said 2 myself its better than oil , but the oil companies did away with that because they could not make money , the same goes 4 Booze & Cigs if Weed comes in 2 play \
it looks like 2 -4-2-1 , You smoke it ( that takes care of Cigs & you get the high that takes care of the BOOZE part ) & most of all YOU DON'T RUN DOWN PEOPLE IN YOUR CAR or even throw up or get CANCER !
Some people are not going 2 stand 4 this like in 1976
& have spent over 10 BILLION BUCKS trying 2 stop people from doing it by saying it does this or that ,
Please Stop The Bullshit .......NOW ! Let Mr Lynch Go !

You know CNBC means business when they have 8 heads on the screen at one time.

Great video. More people need to hear logical open-minded people discuss this issue.

I don't know what everyone's opinion is regarding this subject, but I personally KNOW that cannabis is a safe and effective medicine that can treat a multitude of illnesses from glaucoma to cancer.

It's a crime against humanity to keep people from accessing what is often their only source of relief; relief from both their ailments as well as the side effects of the many heavy pharmaceutical drugs that doctors have had them on.

The War on Cannabis is a travesty and has only allowed criminal organizations to get filthy rich while we continue to lock up hundreds of thousands of innocent non-violent offenders for simple possession.

These laws need to change, Cannabis needs to be utilized and our government needs to quit lying to us and start helping us establish a more rational approach to the "drugs" issue. Additionally we should be growing and utilizing hemp for it's super nutritious seed and superior fiber for the thousands of things they can be used for.

Isn't it about time??

My proposal is that Cannabis be regulated much like alcohol is today. You would have licensed vendors selling quality controlled products that are clearly labeled for their contents. These vendors would also be legally required to enforce a strict age limit of 21 to minimize access to minors. Sales would of course be taxed, much like alcohol and tobacco are taxed now, which could easily generate into the billions of dollars per year for each state, not to mention all the money they could reap from hemp production on otherwise useless farmlands.

For those who need cannabis for medicinal purposes, they should be given un-taxed access to the best available medicinal strains with liberty to try different strains to find what works best for them. No one has ever died from cannabis, it's impossible to overdose on it, so you wouldn't really have to worry about anyone ODing on these meds =)

For those who want to grow it themselves, they should be able to do so with limits on quantities.

I can (and do) brew my own fruit wines and ales and am allowed by law to have up to 200 gallons of homebrew at any given time, as long as I do not sell any of it. Why should this be any different for cannabis? It's a lot of work to do it right with either cannabis or beer and I'm sure that most people would opt out for store bought herb.

So that's my two cents. The Drug War is an utter failure, I would like to believe there is a better way...