All the talk this new year is all about marijuana legalization. If Willie Nelson is following the news, he may just want to leave Texas and establish residency in Colorado. He wouldn’t have to worry about those pesky arrests for marijuana possession anymore more.
New York Times Conservative columnist David Brooks lamented that marijuana legalization is “nurturing a moral ecology in which it is a bit harder to be the sort of person most of us want to be,” He must be oblivious to the fact that his office is filled with medicated folks.
MSNBC All-In host Chris Hayes did a segment where he told his story about being caught red handed with marijuana at the 2000 Republican convention. Hayes said, “I can tell you as sure as I am sitting here before you that if I was a black kid with cornrows instead of a white kid with glasses, my ass would’ve been in a squad car faster than you can say George W. Bush.”
Lawrence O’Donnell revealed the dirty little secret about a prominent Conservative who wanted to do away with drug laws. He thought drug policy was a failure. He would have supported all the state by state marijuana legalization that is occurring. Who is this Conservative? The Conservative is no one other than their intellectual dad, William F. Buckley.
Touré reported marijuana legalization his way.
Touré would not be denied. The Cycle co-host had likely the most amusing skit that was both funny and informative. He titled his segment, “Ask A Brother.” Each co-host asked Touré, the brother, pertinent questions on the effects of marijuana legalization.
“So my brother, you say that states like Colorado and Washington are becoming like joints,” said Abby Huntsman. “But who is really getting high. Touré responded saying that states will get high on the revenue they collect in taxes. He said the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 18 million people said they smoked marijuana in the last month. The estimates are that marijuana legalization could bring in 8.7 billion dollars a year.
“Hold on my brother,” said Krystal Ball. “Can you break that down? Cause that is some good stuff.” Touré went on to detail how lucrative marijuana sales were for the California treasury.
“Hold up, hold up brother,” said Jonathan Capehart. “Are you saying this is not about evolving morally but about cold cash money?” Touré laid out the similarity between now and prohibition. Support for marijuana legalization seems to go hand in hand with the money needs of government coffers.
There is a funny piece at the end. Abby Huntsman complements Touré’s knowledge on marijuana and asks if he knows how to roll a joint. The response is funny.
It does amaze how government being strapped for cash and the unwillingness to raise taxes on the wealthy few changes perceived morality. For some acceptance of a new moral value is directly proportional to the cash flow said acceptance will generate.
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