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Is Legalizing Marijuana a Mistake? Live Debate

Written by thcscout on May 26, 2025. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on Is Legalizing Marijuana a Mistake? Live Debate

According to an October 2022 Pew survey, “88% of US adults say that marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use.” While marijuana legalization is gaining more and more cultural acceptance, effectively regulating drugs has long flummoxed policy and lawmakers. Some are even starting to have second thoughts, especially when it comes to how to practically enforce legal sales. In fact, voters in Oklahoma – one of the nation’s leading weed markets –overwhelmingly rejected recreational legalization earlier this year, even though voters backed medical marijuana legalization by a double-digit margin in 2018. Those who argue “Yes” for marijuana legalization say legalization creates more problems for our legal system because it requires extra enforcement to crack down on already robust illegal markets to make way for new, regulated, and legal markets. Additionally, competition from illegal weed markets is undercutting legal sales, which means the expected revenue stream from a legalized industry is far lower than expected. Those who argue “No” say legalization can reduce the burden on law enforcement and criminal justice systems, allowing resources to be redirected to more pressing issues. They also highlight marijuana’s medical benefits, such as for pain management and treatment of certain health conditions, which have made a difference in people’s lives.

With this context, it’s time to debate — and reconsider — “Is Legalizing Marijuana A Mistake?”

Arguing Yes: Paul J. Larkin, Jr, Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation and Teresa Haley, senior policy advisor at the Foundation for Drug Policy Solution

Arguing No: Toi Hutchinson, CEO of the Marijuana Policy Project; former member of the Illinois Senate, and Cat Packer, Director of Drug Markets and Legal Regulation at Drug Policy Alliance

Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates

Timestamps:
(1:32) Paul Larkin argues yes
(4:56) Toi Hutchinson argues no
(8:16) Teresa Haley argues yes
(11:18) Cat Packer argues no
(16:11) Is smoking marijuana a private or public matter?
(21:31) Debate over the potency of marijuana
(26:22) Debate on how criminalization of marijuana affects minority communities
(39:00) Nick Gillespie asks both sides to discuss the benefits of legalization
(42:49) An audience question about how to talk to your children about drugs
(49:52) The contrast between state and federal-level legalization
(56:13) Closing statements begin between all four debaters

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‘Difficult to reverse’: Conservative MP on cannabis legalization

Written by thcscout on April 3, 2025. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on ‘Difficult to reverse’: Conservative MP on cannabis legalization

MP’s Don Davies, Marilyn Gladu and Arif Virani debate cannabis legalization and if the public needs to be better informed around the rules.

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This Is How Pot Edibles Are Made | Originals | msnbc

Written by thcscout on July 31, 2020. Posted in Baking. No Comments on This Is How Pot Edibles Are Made | Originals | msnbc

Shift by MSNBC’s Seema Iyer travels to Colorado to learn more about the production of pot goodies, many of which are earning a bad reputation.
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THE FACTS: Cigars vs Marijuana | Louder with Crowder

Written by thcscout on November 2, 2019. Posted in Facts. No Comments on THE FACTS: Cigars vs Marijuana | Louder with Crowder

Steven looks at the medical benefits and drawbacks of both nicotine and medical marijuana to make an unbiased comparison of the two.

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Oklahoma Just Legalized Medical Marijuana. This Fight Is Almost Over.

Written by thcscout on July 1, 2018. Posted in Medical. No Comments on Oklahoma Just Legalized Medical Marijuana. This Fight Is Almost Over.

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“Voters in Oklahoma on Tuesday elected to legalize medical marijuana, which makes the state the 30th to allow the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.

Oklahoma State Question 788 allows individuals 18 and older to obtain a medical marijuana license with a board-certified physician’s signature. Minors can get a license but will require the approval of two physicians and their parent or legal guardian. A new office in the Oklahoma State Department of Health will enforce regulations, including licensing for dispensaries, growers, and processors.

The measure is also relatively unique in that it doesn’t tie medical marijuana to any specific qualifying conditions, which will likely make it easier, compared to other states, to obtain pot for medicinal uses.

With 92 percent of precincts reporting, 56 percent of voters supported medical marijuana, while 43 percent opposed it.”*

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The Real Reason Ohio Didn’t Legalize Weed

Written by thcscout on March 5, 2018. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on The Real Reason Ohio Didn’t Legalize Weed

Ohio voted against the legalization of marijuana, but not for the reason you might think. The law would have only allowed a handful of private investors to profit from the sale of cannabis. Activists believe that is the wrong approach and actually fought against the legalization. Ana Kasparian (The Point) and John Iadarola (Think Tank) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Would you have voted for the measure? Let us know in the comments below.

“Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday that would have legalized both recreational and medical marijuana in a single stroke — a vote-getting strategy that was being watched as a potential test case for the nation.

Failure of the proposed state constitutional amendment followed an expensive campaign, a legal fight over its ballot wording, an investigation into petition signatures — and, predominantly, a counter campaign against a network of 10 exclusive growing sites it would have created. It was the only marijuana legalization question on the 2015 statewide ballots.

About 65 percent of voters opposed the measure, compared to 35 percent in favor.”

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Marijuana Legalization, Offshore Accounts & Organized Crime

Written by thcscout on February 16, 2018. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on Marijuana Legalization, Offshore Accounts & Organized Crime

Former Chief Financial Officer for the Liberal Party is receiving significant investments made to his Quebec cannabis company by offshore accounts that have anonymous members.

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Medical Marijuana (Sort Of) Passes Virginia Senate 40-0

Written by thcscout on February 11, 2018. Posted in Medical. No Comments on Medical Marijuana (Sort Of) Passes Virginia Senate 40-0

–The Virginia State Senate votes unanimously, 40 to 0, to legalize medical marijuana extracts in the commonwealth, specifically CBD and THC-A

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Is Marijuana Legalization Working? | msnbc

Written by thcscout on January 21, 2018. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on Is Marijuana Legalization Working? | msnbc

The Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim joins The Rundown to talk about the economy of the states that have legalized recreational use of marijuana, and which states may be next to pass legislation.
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Why California Pot Legalization Will Sweep Across The Nation

Written by thcscout on January 3, 2018. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on Why California Pot Legalization Will Sweep Across The Nation

Once corporate America gets a taste of that sweet sweet weed money, it’s all over. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

“OAKLAND, Calif. — Retail cannabis shops in California opened their doors on Monday for the first time, inaugurating what proponents say will become the world’s largest market for legalized recreational marijuana.”*

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California Days Away From Legalizing Recreational Pot | MSNBC

Written by thcscout on December 29, 2017. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on California Days Away From Legalizing Recreational Pot | MSNBC

Lori Ajax, head of California’s Bureau of Cannibis Control, talks with MSNBC’s Ali Velshi about how the state is preparing to legalize marijuana.
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Canada House Passes Bill to FULLY LEGALIZE Marijuana

Written by thcscout on November 30, 2017. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on Canada House Passes Bill to FULLY LEGALIZE Marijuana

–The Candian House of Commons votes 200 to 82 on a bill that, if passed by the Senate, would make marijuana legal in the country by as soon as July 2018

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Libertarian leader offers “right” approach to marijuana legalization

Written by thcscout on November 23, 2017. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on Libertarian leader offers “right” approach to marijuana legalization

Holly Nicholas of The Rebel.Media reports: Is legalizing marijuana a contentious issue amongst right wingers? Libertarian Party of Canada leader Tim Moen discusses how best to fix current legislation from a right-wing perspective. MORE: https://www.therebel.media/libertarian_leader_offers_right_approach_to_marijuana_legalization
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Study Reveals The TRUE Damage Of Marijuana Use

Written by thcscout on November 20, 2017. Posted in Facts. No Comments on Study Reveals The TRUE Damage Of Marijuana Use

A new study shows just how extensive the damage marijuana use has on the human body and the results are…not that bad. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Does this study make you less likely to smoke weed? Let us know in the comments below.

“New research published today in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine confirms what many of us have suspected for some time: If you smoke a lot of weed — like a lot of it — it can potentially do permanent damage to your short-term memory.

Professor Reto Auer of the University of Lausanne led a team of researchers who examined data on the marijuana habits of nearly 3,400 Americans over a 25-year period. At the end of the study period, the subjects took a battery of tests designed to assess cognitive abilities — memory, focus, ability to make quick decisions, etc.

The study found that people who smoked marijuana on a daily basis for a long period of time — five years or more — had poorer verbal memory in middle age than people who didn’t smoke, or who smoked less. This association remained even after researchers controlled for a variety of other factors known to affect cognitive performance, including age, education, use of other substances and depression.”

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Florida Marijuana Legalization | Election Day Coverage 2016

Written by thcscout on November 9, 2017. Posted in Legalization. No Comments on Florida Marijuana Legalization | Election Day Coverage 2016

Marijuana will now be legal in Florida. Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, and Jimmy Dore, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. https://www.tytnetwork.com/join

“Voters in Florida today handily approved a medical marijuana proposal that was narrowly defeated just two years ago. With 66 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press has declared that Amendment 2 has passed with 71 percent support. Constitutional amendments require 60 percent support to win at the ballot box in Florida.

It is the first in a string of state measures on ballots Tuesday aimed at legalizing medical or recreational use.

Two years ago a nearly-identical measure in Florida earned 58 percent of the vote, just shy of the 60 percent threshold. Then, as now, opposition to the measure was fueled by multi-million dollar donations from Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas casino magnate and GOP donor. In 2014 Adelson spent $5.5 million to defeat the measure. This year he’s spent $1.5 million in Florida, and several million more to defeat recreational marijuana measures in other states.”*

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