California's marijuana fields; Weed in Colorado; A new direction on drugs | 60 Minutes Full Episodes
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- From 2019, Sharyn Alfonsi's report on the legal marijuana business in California, which was not as profitable as many thought it would be. From 2015, Bill Whitaker's report on Colorado's growing recreational marijuana business, at that point just a year old. And also from 2015, Scott Pelley's interview with Michael Botticelli, then-director of National Drug Control Policy.
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0:00 Introduction
0:11 The Emerald Triangle
13:26 Colorado Pot
27:18 A New Direction on Drugs
So, let me get this straight, these farmers have been doing this for generations while it was entirely illegal. Now, you make it legal, but set so many roadblocks for the average farmer that's it's impossible to enter the legal side. Then, you're shocked that they decide to continue growing it illegally just cause there's now a parallel legal market that they can't enter even if they want?!?! Who didn't see this coming?!?!?!
The government is here to set us up for failure what did you expect
Big business has all it's tentacles in our government. They pay off our politicians in order to get laws that benefit THEM.
Clearly the legislators didn't see it coming, they were blinded by dollar signs. They forget they are not a business, the goal of a Government is quality of life for the citizens, but it's become all about profit of money in the form of taxes to fill their budgets -- money a concept we made up as a species. Our legislators are morons. Also, it's NOT CALLED MARIJUANA, that name was given to it to help ban it. It's Cannabis or Potiguaya. Marijuana is a different plant.
It was intentional.
Well said, all regulation does is eliminate competition and make easier for wealthy corporations to subvert and destroy the cannabis industry like they do everything else, during covid Walmart and Amazon were operating normally but small businesses had to shut down or face $10,000 fines, this cannabis factory is disgusting!
A 51-year user and not once have I even had the idea to jump from a balcony. I have lost my balance and done stupid things but nothing compared to what clumsiness and stupidity I've engaged in with alcohol.
i have deffently seen people that cant handle it, but i have seen the same with alcohol..
for people with schizophrenia or other serius mental health problems for example, it might trigger some problems..
or make them realize they have the condition..(more and more people have mental issues these days)
people also react different to alcohol, and like people say natives that did not drink for many genarations does not reacts well to alcohol..
the same may be the case to some degree with cannabis and inuit´s for example..
blocking recetors with other medications for example can cause problems when treating cancer for example, the receptors can without a doubt also cause a mental issue in some cases
cb receptors are without a doubt a path to a treatment for mental health issues but that path can also lead to other places if not done correct
and women also have twice the amount of receptors in the brain, a woman can often handle less then a man for that reason.
and if we are talking a woman with mental health issues it might be a bigger problem then if it was a man (and who knows perhaps inuits just have more cb receptors )
I started in 1974
those stupid things you mention killed a family in my home state when a user of weed went the wrong way on the interstate at 4am -- he survived without a scratch. A family of 5, including 18 month old twins died on impact. That family did not deserve what they got from the weed you defend. blood is on all your hands that support legalizing mood altering drugs.
So you're addicted?
@@tomnisen3358 old school if it wasn't for people like you we wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the people who made sacrifices and grew illegally and sold illegally we wouldn't be on the path we are today this buds for you, lol 😂
That guy that leaped off the balcony had other drugs in his system they didnt want to tell you that part.
I been smoking pot since 1970 and I still do to this day present.
stoner! lol
24 years in law enforcement and weed was the least problem among heavy drugs and ALCOHOL....
Alcohol is the heaviest of drugs
@@rikmichaels9233and tobacco
Alcohol is a terrible drug.
Alcohol is a toxic addictive killer with a strong lobby. Big corporations love to make addicts.
Never smoked weed in my life and I know people who smoke weed and I have no idea why it's even illegal. I have Never drink alcohol but I have seen alcohol is a billion times worse than weed.
You’d be blown away if you knew all the laws on water in the US.
@@keithhutchins8803, and oxygen, the air.
@@keithhutchins8803 Your comment should have stayed in your head.
@@neilakili9268 no he's right water is highly regulated and treated much like weed, they don't just put chlorine in it and call it day
Well aren’t you just a goody two shoe
This is amazing. I am so happy to see someone show how the government is absolutely blowing it when it comes to the cannabis industry. This should be nation wide and people should be able to bank with their businesses. This would help destroy the nation's deficit if they just got off their high-horse morality BS.
Government doing it wrong in an effort to line their pockets. Tale as old as time
Yes
It's not morality, they don't want to share.
They have to be bribed first. They've not been given enough money yet, but getting close, no doubt.
Our gov doesn't have morals. It's all about the $ in their pockets
His face when she asked about profits was priceless 😂
Lol “yea i make…hold up,what profits?”😂😂
If you do something half-assed, don't expect it to work out. Legalize it federally and in every state and open state lines for it to cross.
AND stop taxing it at 28%+ so it will actually be cheaper than the black market!
@@Ch-ui6mw The gov doesn’t want that. They’d rather lock up minorities and low income folks for doing this affordably to fill prisons and profit from that too🤦♂️
Lol. Prices will increase even more when the feds get their hands on it...the black market is probably financing the movement toward legal weed nationally
Write your federal legislators instead of youtube.
Conservatives love big government taking away freedom.
You will never get rid of black-market cannabis if you have excessive and stupid regulations around legal cannabis.
It's not so much the regulations, it's the cost and taxes as the grower explained. They should start by having these costs be extremely low, to have the legal market dominate and destroy the illegal one. Wait like 2 decades, it will culturally become a normal legalized industry and then start taxing like tobacco which seems fair. Of course, none of this will work until the other states and the federal government legalize it too. Till then, the sigma will prevail and so the black market for export.
Amen
@@cancerino666 we dont want to destroy the illegal market. They will rig the system and poison the pot. Everyone should be allowed to grow their own this is so stupid.
@@cancerino666 Dude had to weigh his leaves FFS
That's EXCESSIVE REGULATION ON STEROIDS
Thank Nixon, and ask his Drug Czar why they even made cannabis illegal 😮 (Google)
Cannabis can be grown anywhere and reach 30 to 40% T.H.C, it's all in the care the plants are given..
Anywhere? I think it needs warm weather and water?
Throw in an extra charge for "stealing water from a creek that is fed by rainfall." 🤷♂️
25 years from now we’ll look at this 60 Minutes segment and laugh, just like we do now.
Why?
@@ShmooyShmoo He's got the giggles.
Back in 1961....World Health Organization Convention hosted by Harry Anslinger, the man who will later create D.E.A, that's right, Drug Enforcement Agency....all member countries in that convention in New York was told to eradicate Marijuana in 25 years. That convention was the beginning of the end for Marijuana. That convention set the apparatus to criminalize Marijuana on a Federal Level in KER VS CALIFORNIA (1963). The first Supreme Court case in American history to criminalize marijuana on a Federal LEVEL
hopefully such drugs that harm good people will be outlawed once and for all. Love to see them suffer - this is a legalized drug business that has no place in a good society.
I'm not laughing
It's asinine that they try to shift the blame onto the black market that they insure by keeping the bar to entry so out of reach to growers and the regulations and taxation that keeps the black market profitable
That is how American business works! replace the blame, change thy thinking, shift the regulations, and the greed rolls on.
Great point. Honestly, it's a matter of common sense. Why are we wasting valuable resources and taxpayer dollars on persecuting these hard-working cannabis farmers who are just trying to make a living? We should be celebrating their ingenuity and investing in their communities, not pouring money into police forces that harass and intimidate them. It's time to defund these pigs and redirect those funds towards building a brighter future for everyone.
@@northerncoloradotransparen1454 facts!❤️
Not profitable to make moonshine.
Foreigners are always first in line to get a license.
It is the 60% tax that is killing the commercial industry, at $200 an lb for outdoor ,why would anyone buy from a dispensary?
Weed is so vilified yet alchohol seems to be much more dangerous.
But you can drink alcohol and not get inebriated.
Those leaves can be rendered into very healthy smoothies. Cannabis has far more nutrients than people understand. The THC is just one small part of this miracle plant.
There is a study done in Thailand that chickens fed with cannabis leaves needed nearly no antibiotics or any other medicine that normally are a must.
I must be missing something. I'm an old stoner and that's basically all that was available then. Mexican, Columbian leaves (lotsa seeds) and if lucky, Thai Stick. The current weed production has modified the plant so that only the buds have power and not the leaves??? I currently vape weak medicinal along with CBD hemp softgels. Not much for chronic back pain, but can get a buzz to tolerate the pain with some on the vapes. Virginia doesn't have retail sales until 2024 or later.
Nah, morden weed leaves still have thc in them. I save my trimmings and turn them into potent hash.
Made a lot of candy out of mine. Small stems also make great candy.
Sure. Post the science report.
I don't think this lady has ever been to home Depot
@@IlPinnacolo I posted a video today of me and my dog in Home Depot
@@IlPinnacolo that's because their baked!!
Good one 😅 thanks for the laugh 😂😂
Cutting and destroying 1,000 plants, now that’s a crime. How can you steal water from a creek?
Exactly !
Imagine cops now having to chase after real criminals like heroin and fentanyl trafickers, robbers, and murderers when they can just take out a couple weed growers and pretend they are real hard workers.
This program makes 1 thing clear; the fees and regulations associated with legalized marijuana are not only excessive but encourage black market growers. Alcohol is a far more damaging and dangerous drug. Did we learn nothing from prohibition?
Alcohol does not make zombies.
@@donaldkasper8346 It does and it makes far worse. It's far more destructive than weed as a matter of factual basis, not opinion.
apparently not ;)
You naied it!
@@donaldkasper8346 untrue
I live in California, the taxes and regulation they put on weed is insane. Everyone can grow it outside their window, but our government puts MASSIVE taxes upon it, so that we're paying WAY more for legal weed than buying off a friend. There's FAR more regulation than alcohol, which is literal actual poison, but it's easier to get than weed, WTF?
WHY are PLANTS "illegal" to begin with? Because of RACIST laws that politicians put in place 100 years ago.
Sources?
@@MikeSlike for what? the racist laws that government put in place to benefit logging business, while simultaneously criminalizing a PLANT that was being used almost exclusively by Mexican and black people at the time? You can google all of this, it's not hard to find.
Nice misinformation. I can walk into a legal shop and buy an 1/8 of fire for $25. And I do this on my own time. I been smoking in cali since 1997 and in no way is it more expensive now that the tax man gets his cut. But hey call your friend and get that bammer after waiting an hour for him to show up and expect you to smoke a blunt with him.
@@commonsense411 you don't know ANY growers? LoL, you sound like a cop. I get an ounce for $100. from a grower cost $150. at a store. And it's more fresh than the store, and doesn't come in multiple "safety" bags.
This is a terrific documentary! Botticelli is a hero for taking on the insane drug war mentality in this country. No other disease is treated like we've treated drug addiction in this country. No other disease is criminalized.
60 Minutes should do a follow up on these stories for this decade.
The Marijuana grower who hurts the environment less than any other type of farmer gets the worst punishment but when Monsanto poisons us they give them a slap on the wrist. POS hypocrites
🤫 ssshhhh! See that's ok to poison Americans with dyes in food, etc and it's ok to let company's make styrofoam and plastic bags, this is all banned in Europe
It's about control of profits
yep, thats our government for ya. They care NOTHING for the citizens, but what they can get out of you. The more illegal they can make weed, the more money they make from criminalizing it. In turn, destroying the lives of everyone in the process.
They're not even doctors.
I'm sure Monsanto is developing a patent on multiple strains as I'm typing this
Y’all need to do a segment about how greed regulators and government are the only people making money in the legal industry
They would never question the status quo like that.
many money are bieng made, its just not the growers making them...
all that equitment is not free..
and like the lady says they also pay for guards and websites and many other things that is not regulated like weed is...
makes sense to start a growing if your are a guard that makes websites and promotes shops and sell hardware and much more 😆
We can always have 12 plants growing in Massachusetts. I believe this cuts down on criminal activity.
LEGALIZE IT. Problem solved. Government should stay out of everyone’s business
How did we get to the point where the government thinks it can tax that much. That's literally criminal
Public school was designed not to teach, but to create conformity. It's purpose is to propagandize. That's a big part of how we got here.
A war was lost in the 1860s. The losers were the farmers and winners were big government industrialists
Interesting, because my public school taught critical thinking skill. I had one class specifically about how to recognize propaganda in ads and news. What kind of school did you go to? 🤔
How did it get to the point a few years ago where black market Cannabis could bring $800 an ounce or $5000 a pound, The same Cannabis that now brings maybe $200 an ounce or less and $300- $1000 a pound, depending on source scarcity and location. Charging people that crazy greed amount of money just creates crime. Growing your own is the best, little money involved, Knowing what the plant is fed, Organic or chemical diet, and knowing there are no pesticides is first and foremost as medicine, recreationally those ppeople just want to get high, many dont care & will consume or take anything to achieve that state of mental illness.
I wonder if folks who work in the liquor industry get these questions about their parenting.
Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction. Imagine carrying heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.
Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety levels, I would love to try shrooms
Yes, dr.levishroom
dr.levis is the best, he's been my the best so far
They've been testing pot for decades to try to find some possible medicinal use for it but never found anything. It's all in your head, kid.
@@joeking433you literally couldn’t be more wrong 😂🤡
And he requires his employee to pass a a test proving they are clean from using it and he pays them $10hr lol
Should be legal nationwide
The alcohol industry has paid and campaigned in limitting the cannabis industry.
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Consider how alcohol is bought, sold and distributed throughout America.
Alcohol is also served at the White House and at presidential functions.
@@dianahill5116 The main reason is because they powers that be want to make their dollar off of taxing and overpricing the drug first but lobbying from alcohol companies is definitely real.
I believe that if marijuana was made legal nationwide, it would slowly hurt the country over time.
@@ZackTH-cam Thats what people said about alcohol.
@@ZackTH-cam The best way to deal with drugs and what not is to allow people to do them and use the money from it to widely provide the best resources to get off them whenever people choice. Thats how you make the tax work for the people who pay for them. You can trust people more than you think if they are the least bit educated...but thats a whole nother can o' worms.
Because the taxation and fees makes it too expensive to be able to afford it from the dispensary
Thankyou Meg... you r making a difference. 😊
Meg who
Just stop wasting our tax dollars going after pot growers! That sheriff was a serious tool!
I mean, all industries need to be regulated. But yes, shouldn't be a sheriff, should be farming/industrial inspectors, like we do with all other industries.
@@cancerino666
The alcohol industry doesn't want cannabis to be as popular and available as alcohol.
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Consider how alcohol is bought, sold and available throughout America. That alcohol is served in the White House and at presidential functions.
They're idiots
@@dianahill5116 nor the sociopathic pharmaceutical industry
Leave it to the government to make a gigantic mess.
every word for weed except the actual one... Cannabis
They still want people to be afraid of it.
Cannabis - Cannabaceae family
Bro enough of the spam. People tend to not care about your platform of choice when you spam it everywhere.
@@StinkyGreenBud wtf are you talking about?
@@Ishwolv that dude that is spamming his Instagram in every comment is what I am talking about.
people don’t die from edibles , that guy jumped off a building! he knew he could never stick a landing like that .
he was already suicidal before the jump as well
botachell what a great guy about time we get a human in this corrupt government
Marijuana is possibly the safest drug if you want to call it that that you could do without worrying about overdosing or dying on it you cannot die on marijuana it is impossible
I've literally seen people die from thc. It is not impossible
I think there needs to be more studies done. Since inhaling it could cause lung cancer there hasn’t been enough studies to see if it effects people similarly to tobacco in that since.
@@Reeluniqueactually there's plenty of study on the effects of cannabis smoked and it's a very much carcinogenic that's why we're trying to move towards safer alternatives like vaping or edibles but regardless I'd still rather people smoke weed then drink alcohol.
Coffee is more dangerous than weed.
@@CForged okay that is objectively not true.
Gave up my Medical card because of the ridiculousness of the dispensary and paying the state. Had to use my Insurance to get approved to get a card but can’t use my insurance to pay for it the approved Medication, but if I need Oxys or any other controlled substances deemed ok by the Federal government . That’s a straight up:
Federal Government
Pyramid Scheme
-the true drug dealers
You’ll never see, and I mean ever see insurance buy your weed for ya. Cannabis ain’t big pharma lol
More power to the legal growers and the legal sellers and the legal customers and the state.
Be safe 👍😊👍
Get a haircut, Fester.
They need to worry about the meth and life threatening crimes.
I object to my tax money being used to police this.
Just let everyone who needs it grow a few plants of their own.
But it's the Devil's lettuce!!!!.........
Exactly..government intrusion yet they looked the other way with pharmaceutical opioids that's killed tens of thousands...so dang hypocritical.
@@Ishwolv The devil can create NO LIFE. He can only manipulate evil, and steal souls.
It's a natural plant. Not of his arena. 👿☠👹
I'm angry. All my life people called us the dregs of society for smoking pot and told us it would ruin our lives. Now that the government can put outrageous taxes on it, all of a sudden it's prompted as a wonder drug... 😑
The Gov is just another business is how I see it, they aren't working for free to better the people, instead they want people to believe their intentions are positive for the people, as it amplifies their own business model and helps ensure they keep the power to maintain their profits.
War on drugs has always been about oppressing minority groups and protecting big pharma / big industry profits. Since gov knows they are losing the war, they now want their cut.
You’re still going to ruin your life…pot or not haha jk, much love
Exactly
payback is the order of the day.. aim at destroying those who oppressed you in revenge.
THANK YOU so much ❤
I grew up in San Diego and was a complete stoner. I had to quit when I joined the military in 2004. Well, it’s almost 2024, and I’m almost retired. I’ll probably stop drinking next year when I can finally be free
Right on , been out since 2011 and picked where I left off , helps with all my pain from depolyment injuries while in Iraq.
@@jonroberts6518 You earned the right to kick back now!
Good for you! Being completely clean and sober is one of the best highs you could possibly experience. I was a stoner and drinker all of my younger years and these days I feel so damn good.
I’m disappointed. The packaging for weed is more expensive than the product.
"Stealing water from a creek". Mind-blowing concept
Beautiful❤👍. Thank you!!
I have never done any drugs or smoked or drank in my entire life.
But I have seen many use-cases of this plant.
From anti-seizure medicine to building homes, to beauty products and hair products.. the applications are really endless.
I have a shampoo with it and I have also seen drinks using it..
I think it should be allowed to be used for more of these applications.
A buddy of mine had very bad Tourette's syndrome. Growing up he couldn't stop swearing, going into spasms, it was horrible to see in school. Every 10 seconds he would scream a swear word, it was so bad. When he smoked pot, it dulled it all. He could function, so he moved to CA where he could legally use is back it the 90s. He says to this day he's been almost completely fine due to weed.
the hemp it self is actually very good building material. as well as clothes can be made from it. and its not as water demanding as cotton is.
Trump legalized hemp federally but now we gotta get all cannabis legalized at that level.
i just wanna get high 🤘😎
@@tomaszwida hemp is a miricle plant, alot of underestimated usecases. Ofcourse it should be illegal for minors under 21, people should be educated on responsible use of cannabis its not like beer or coffe. I smoke pot once every week on saturdays. I have no neighbours so no one is bothered by it. No reason to keep it illegal though.
Unbelievable. Do we not have better things to worry about?
This is how you be creative Amen.
Smoking weed is better than drinking and driving.
Smoking weed while driving is also a dui
Same thing happened in Illinois. Too many bureaucratic hoops to jump through which just jacks up the price for consumers. Greed, stupidity and politicians who aren't qualified for anything other than grifting, ruin everything.
I live in Illinois about 20 miles south of Chicago and I have yet to go to a dispensary out here and we've had them for years. For instance if I want to get a 3.5 from the dispensary it's going to cost me about $50 but if I get it on the street it's only going to cost me $35. The taxes are ridiculous
The cops enjoy this.. they might "claim" to want to stop... but they don't, they LOVE criminalising everything...
@@bigredd690 yeah but in dispensary you know what you getting on the streets you never know what you get..
@@paveljakl-cn1oy only have two people that I buy from never had any problems. But I definitely understand what you mean though
@@bigredd690 👍
The problem is that states have decided they will allow it to be legal if they get a very big, fat, payday from it. With that in mind they have created a system where they are trying to sell a legal product at highly inflated illegal prices which leaves the incentive to raise it illegally in place. To get crime out of the business they need to make pot just plain legal to grow at home as much as you want, which, would crash the prices and disincentivize criminals.
There would still be a market for high quality pot, as not everyone has the skills to raise the quality we see here but, enough people can do it that it could be a cottage industry where some people could could make extra money raising a few plants and a few would be popular enough to make a better income but a lot of people might just be happy with less potent pot.
I would rather drink a beer or a glass of wine as opposed to chugging shots of Ever-clear and the same is true for pot. I'd rather smoke a joint of Colombian or some other mild but good tasting pot than smoke the super high potency stuff.
The only reason the high potency stuff came about in the first place was to be able to smuggle more value in a smaller package.
The problem is, it was sold to these states as a way to make money if they made it legal. Well the funny part is, if a law is a law only because you can make some money on it, then it is hard to stand up and say the law was ever a fair law to have had in the first place. So they maybe feel tricked? :)
@@jeffdeprey6279 Basically.... the state legislatures are willing to "kind of" do the right thing........ for money.
@@Brian-uy2tj That is what it proves, and makes it hard for them to go back to why it was illegal in the first place. Makes them look really bad, crying because they are not making enough, awww too bad, it should have never been illegal anyway obviously if $$$ was the determining factor, bunch of politicians.
Homegrown is typically better than this garbage dispo weed.
That’s not the case here in Texas. They even think CBD is evil. I hate it here.
Just got my license and can say there is nothing better than having a choice of the best. Crazy how the black market is now the one overcharging people for often less quality.
Hello I'm a old time grower who thinks law enforcement is way too overbearing, over regulated, and
They go against the will of the people. And why don't these states start their own banks.
Here in Oklahoma our governor didn’t learn from Colorado or California he thought he knew better and now we have Chinese owned farms that ship out as much as California…….. damn it
That was Mary Fallon and the short attorney general! Can’t remember his name. Stitt is just following the plan. Look and see who all governors are kin to!it’s a bloodline!
If you want the best tomatoes you grow them or get from a friend they can't be found in stores they need too much hand work and are not profitable. Its the same with weed. Both plants require the same growing conditions any grandma can grow both.
Great way to hide your cannabis from the FEDs in the air
The REASON FOR THE INCREASE in black market weed is because of the 300-400% price Mark ups...
If I was a Pot user I wouldn't buy ( legal ) pot simply because I would never pay the taxes on it. I voted against the ( legalization ) of it because It non of the business of gov. to tell us what we can do with our own bodies in our pursuit of happiness. I am a Colorado resident. If I wanted to grow it for my own personal use I could legally do it. At least they got that right, unlike Florida.
I have never used marijuana products of any kind and have no desire to do so in the future. Having said that, I think the government needs to leave it alone and let it be legal nationwide so that people can make that decision for themselves. It is ridiculous that you can get a felony for even possessing any and that marijuana users cannot possess firearms.
Sometimes government has to keep people from destroying their lives.
I bought some weed the other day, an 1/8th for $10.12 I was shocked how cheap it was. Right after I bought a pack of cigarettes, it was $12.50.
Weed is officially cheaper than cigarettes, in CA.
Really good deal
And soon you won’t be allowed to smoke tobacco, but pot will continue to be available.
That's a good price. What were the taxes on it?
I have never tried weed : how did you feel : is like whiskey
@@aristocratsk2071 depends on the strain of pot you smoke
The fact that anyone is prosecuted for marijuna is ridiculous.
Black people not everyone
I agree!! I seem to recall that the Declaration of Independence I read said something about life, liberty, and the "pursuit of happiness".
its war, war back with them.
Why? It impairs driving, for one! You MUST punish people high on pot for driving under the influence.
It really needs legalized on the federal level, this is such a waste of tax money and time! And cannabis is so much better than alcohol!
Michael Botticelli. what an awesome man. that is the kind of leaders we need in this land.
Interesting article. I only know that I started growing my own in 1982 after serving in the Army in Germany. I was raised in a town that the primary source of income for many folks was marijuana cultivation. We always gave very little regard for legal vs. illegal because it is just a plant that God gave us. I have never had a reason to visit a legal distributor or pot store. I did walk through a legal store when visiting Colorado out of curiosity but most California consumers just grow a plant or two in their garden. I use compost. The same compost I use on my vegetable garden. No chemicals.
@Rose Mary I will have a look on Saturday. My whiskey morning and old movie relaxing day.
🧘♂️
@Chris Brown I am growing three types of Tabaco this year for a blend. I grow Gold Leaf for my weed. Thank you I make great Tabaco for one cigarettes per day every summer. 1/2 hand rolled cig per day with coffee makes my day. Moderation is wonderful.
God gave us poison ivy too but an intelligent person wouldn't smoke it. smh. One of my classmates from the class of '75 kept toking his years away. Last year his voice box was removed due to cancer.
@@kristinebailey6554 I believe in moderation. My grand parents and parents chain smoked cigarettes' continuously until their late 70's and still averaged about 92 years when they passed. I only smoke a puff per evening before dinned.
This industry must be Nationalized. No Class E drug classification. Seriously, All states must join in to the demands of 'the people'.
What happens when the people have lost their way or give way to depravity?
They want everyone dumb and slow couch potatoes....... here at work people come in blazed out of thier mind walking like zombies
Only a communist insists on depriving Americans of their liberty... expecially personal liberty!
@@redstarrmedia746 - That's a good question: Is it really a good idea to legalize drugs in a nation that has been completely demoralized and subverted and where a huge percentage of the population has no self discipline?
Nationalized? That's ridiculous. Just let anyone grow their own and get the government nose out of people's lives. If someone grows enough to sell to others it should not be anyone's business.
When we said legalize it, this is not what we had in mind.
This isn’t about pain medication or heroin. How does weed compare, but alcohol don’t?
That reporter seemed to be in a very happy state during the interviews with the growers.
LOL
I was expecting a much less honest and fair piece. Great work here.
It's *Medicine* and it's here to stay. Thank God. ✝
I feel I learned man doesn't make seed,they can clone however I feel that is why they r big mad they can't produce seed,it's a very healthy, helpful herb😊
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More and more evidence is coming out and proving that the medicinal benefits are absolutely minimal. That's all a bunch of stoner BS.
Which god are you talking about? The Biblical God would NEVER condone pot, cocaine, LSD, or any psychotropic drugs. Jesus likes his followers to be sober!
@@joeking433 are you joe king? 😆 I think the rule is hard drugs: heroin, alcohol, purified cocaine. Things that can take control of you and possess you. God doesn't hate things, he's just in the opposite direction of material control of your mind+body beyond sustenance, which includes authoritarianism and sensual indulgences.
By rescheduling Cannabis and decriminalizing it you will free up enormous resources that can be devoted to public safety issues that have the greatest effect on people and communities.
Cannabis today is no higher in T.H.C then it was in 1980.
Too bad that there are still a lot of black brothers, locked up in jail for having a small amount of pot
Growing a single plant can give you months of goodies to smoke. Get a decent grow light (to grow large buds) and do some learning. Save yourself hundreds and thousand over your lifetime. Its rare in life you can put in such little effort for so great reward as growing your own plants.
Been smoking for the past 30yrs never been to the hospital never been sick little hungry after but never sick
And what’s the fentanyl addiction and fentanyl death rate in the states marijuana is legal ??? Is it lower or the same ?
30:59 these next few minutes of this mans conversation are some of the most humble, heartfelt words that any addict can speak. And the emotion that comes up when he talks about remembering the shell of himself he was back when he 1st got sober I can sooo fell those words and emotions he is reliving. Being a recovering addict myself 5-22-19 is the day I started to learn how to live and feel alive. And with the help from so many other people along the way I sit here today Proud, humble, enthusiastic, loyal,honest and dedicated to who I am. I never learned how to handle or process anything growing up. I wasn't allowed to show emotion. And just like everyone else in my class we all went to the same keg parties, sniffed the same coke, did X together, acid, shrooms you name it we all did it--- BUT the difference is I became addicted, not all of us did! SO NO I DIDN'T CHOOSE TO BE AN ADDICT, it chose me in a sense. Because why then didn't all of us become addicts, why was it just a select few of us if we all did the same shht.....? Don't put people down, they'll only feel like they deserve to stay down. Try lifting someone up because at the end of the day It's not about you, it's about helping them isn't it..... Thanks for reading this, have a blessed journey and remember. AICTWC= alone I can't together WE can
Pot isn't addictive physically!
@@tomnisen3358 What's your point? They're not talking about herb
I like your mentality. Life is about helping the next up the ladder as you climb yourself. The "enter addiction here" that you had and moved past is because you had an issue and I am glad you solved it, I am similar I enjoy a few drinks, but to know others make it out is a good sign. There's really no answer as to why who did and didn't become addicted, other than maybe we have addictive personalities and just have to learn how to control that. Some learn, some go off the deep end and if they don't realize they need that help themselves then you can try but if they're not ready, they're not ready. It's as unfortunate as that.
@@tomnisen3358 yes it is but so iz ciggz
@@reidchandler6486 😊
You just posted a news story from 2019, though, how about a 2023 update on the situation?
Then there's alcohol. Takes lives in thousands.
I would rather be in a room full of pot smokers than a room full of drunks.
@@goombah226 same
I've been growing marijuana since 1974. I've won 5 first place trophies, and I'm probably the best, or at least one of the top 5 growers on this planet.
Now, as to a solution to the black market, verses the legal regulated market of marijuana, we will not see a solution until all 50 states are legal and marijuana is de-scheduled.
The DEA might put marijuana under schedule III, but the current problem will still exist.
As to the methamphetamine and fentanyl scourge, again, I do not see any viable solution for years, and maybe decades.
This is my expert opinion and I'm usually always right.
Mean while cigarette's alcohol killing millions ...
Same thing is happening with weed. It should all be illegal
@@ozone8897 what weed is killing millions lmao
@@ozone8897 Nobody has ever died from ingesting natural cannabinoids.
i would rather help feed my dealer's family than help corporate weeders get richer
I live in ohio, go to Michigan a few times a month to get my bud and carts. I get 2oz of killer kush for $100 amd 15 carts for $89. I hate spending my money in Michigan. Ohio needs to vote recreational in this october.
You have to pay taxes on the flowers and food you plant in your garden and where this world is going.
Government shouldn't be allowed to treat anything as illegal if they knowingly accept tax dollars from it.
Nobody else gonna talk about how the weed video happens to be 40:20?
This is a wisdom tree, king of all weeds we have in this world,God sent it from heaven to his people.... Africa legalize the Herb 🎉🎉❤
Sad they don't make a profit but you can get weed off the street cheaper. Why would you get it from the store? I wouldn't...
21:44 Why does anyone care if adults are smoking weed? I’m enjoying an indica dominant hybrid now with my coffee ☕️ I’m gonna make a steak and hash browns for breakfast while I listen to the rest of your show😊 I suggest you do something similar
Marry me❤😂
Because there are people who want to control other people and the war on drugs is a way to do that and even a reason for people to get on their high horses. Thought that was the obvious reason.
They yell about 'WATC': WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN'. They are on track to keep this a cash cow for law enforcement, and continue the type of stress it puts on society, without actually giving a tinker's Damn about the kids.
What's a good strain I could try, if I get too paranoid when smoking? Like I get all these depressing thoughts, and all the bad I did pretty much... It wasn't like that when I was a kid smoking, but now... Ooof... Weed is too strong.
You are a great example of what he was talking about
Alcoholism should never be compared to marijuana use. Pot needs to be legalized nationally. The current situation is a bit insane.
Alcoholism is not nearly as bad as "the Devil Weed". You can drink alcohol and not get inebriated which is not true of the smoking of pot.
Definitely, it’s very different in consequence. They just want to make money off it as an illegal and regulated product.
There's nothing wrong with THC it helps me every day
They should worry more about the border.....fentanyl, heroine! What is wrong with our DEA?
The most disturbing thing in this entire special was the comment made about stealing water from the creek? If my property has a creek or spring on it. Then that’s my water that I’ll do with what I please.
It's been a few years now but I remember N.Carolina discussing weather to require meters and fees on their water wells.
Living with a well most of my life, this gave me pause.
@@Paislywalls4767 🤣. I’d be damned
My grandfather owned a feedlot and 4000 acres of river bottom land. He had to meter every gallon of water and pay a fee and taxes because of the amount of water use.
Really? So if the Mississippi River flows across your property, all that water is yours??
@@Reaper-cm4jr yup
Grow your own. No pesticides that give a bad trip
Yup. It's not that difficult to grow. The problem is keeping it on the down-low.
Why are taxes so high for Marijuana? This makes no sense. They’re making it illegal not because it’s “dangerous” but because people don’t want to pay the high taxes? 🤯
I really learned so much from this segment. As a 71 yr old flower child. I believe in all things in their natural forms.
I believe in Federal legalization of cannabis and Psilocybin.
Cigarettes, Alcohol and pharmaceutical drugs are legal and are deadly to so many people.
Yes we need to deal with mental health problems in a more holistic way.
It starts with small children growing up in a nurturing environment with healthy food and connecting with nature.
The people that are putting down weed have never tried weed.