Maine First Kickoff: Rep. Diane Russell makes history on 4/20/11

[xThePilfer]

When I was 15 or so it was easier to get some weed than a bottle of alcohol. Just sayin'.

[parkerjh]

Good job.

[jackchagu]

I love when people get up in arms about legalization/taxation of marijuana. there are definitely going to be extreme pot heads. have we not had drunks and winos since spirits were procured? most people will use it within their tolerances and won't ruin their lives with it. at least this way if they are blowing their money on weed the government gets a cut and we might be able to keep public programs running.

[paulduddy91]

Diane Russell, you fucking hero.

[Stonehawk]

*Fist Pump!* GO MAINE! This is going to help you guys so much ^_^ your tourism industry is going to BOOM like there's no tomorrow!

[brentbjokne]

i dont even know how you can argue agaist that.

[AZNGoSu]

420!

[JakeLaRizzle]

girl in da corner be smilin' and shit heyyy

[mannhorn34]

I smell pills! Step out of the car!

[Angryjolly]

Hey i live in Portland, ME. this is exciting. thumb if you live in Maine and support this!

[awake4life]

What drives me crazy is that Hemp the plant has totally beneficial effects for America. The sheer industry that could result from legalization is astounding. I have read that there are over 25,000 products that could be manufactured from the product. It drives me crazy that the original reason it was outlawed was because of industry influence and now we are so desperate that it has to change. Peak oil changes everything. Many items that are manufactured from oil can be manufactured from hemp.

[Stonehawk]

@awake4life And furthermore, it can be produced by *anyone*. Oh my god. The number of cottage industries this could create just boggles the mind!

[WitchgrassDream]

@mrbobsevil ~

Of course you are right. There is Barney Frank's video right on this channel to prove me wrong in my statement. What I wanted to say was that LD 1543 is the first bill originated by a legislator. Prop. 19 was an initiative, as have been other efforts. Can you name another actual bill proposed by an elected rep for full legalization? Frank's bill just gets the feds out if the act. Russell LEGALIZES.

[WitchgrassDream]

Hearing on LD 1453 on May 10 ~

Hope lots of you will come and support this bill.

@fairytalegod - Alcohol can't lead to harder drugs because, according to Andrew Weil and other experts, alcohol is the hardest drug of all, as addictive as heroin but much more harmful in terms of mortality, disease,  and deadly violence.

The only other contender might be nicotine, the most addictive drug, but few would consider even that death toll less socially damaging than the violence of alcohol.

[Pull0utBoy]

420 for lyfe mmaaannnn!

[Drazaar]

@okendido But they do try and push those drugs on people. They may not lace anything of give away free samples but they do try and get people using it.

[victorsbrother]

the first politician with a brain on this subject that iv seen so far

[knucklessg1]

I fucking love dianne. Finally someone with a BRAIN!

First women that gains my respect

(all sexism jokes aside) i really like this womans plan.

[Beyak117]

I didn't even realize, at first, she made this speech on 4/20.

[fairytalegod]

Alcohol doesn't lead to other harder drugs because you can get alcohol from a legitimate establishment that would not want to hurt their business with illegal drug sales. In the same way, legalizing marijuana would break the link between it, and other illegal drugs. Rep. Russell is totally right on this.

[culco1011]

@okendido, its not a myth, a close friend of mine received a bag laced with crystal meth and was told it was just 'really good white widow'. It was just normal brick, but with the meth crystals ground into it, it looked like widow. they're lucky, they're okay and not addicted or anything, but they said it was very scary and now they're deeply mistrustful of dealers. A million thumbs up to Diane Russell

[mcgrewism]

@culco1011

You are full of shit. That never happened to your friend. Its cheaper to buy high grade weed and sell it for profit than it is to buy different drugs and mix them to pass them off as high grade weed.

[CaseyK1982]

Diane is 100 Percent right..100 PERCENT!!!!!!!!!!

[CaseyK1982]

This lady has more BALLS then the entire US Senate and 98 percent of the house combined!

[sleeplesscgho]

TWO THUMB UP FOR MAINE AND REP. RUSSELL...WE HAVE REAL ADULTS IN MAINE....

[sleeplesscgho]

WHAT????



[WitchgrassDream]

It took a few tries to get the first civil rights, environmental, and gay rights bills passed. Major social change takes time.

What this video shows is the moment when an elected official, for the first time in history, crosses the line and starts the debate.

[mrbobsevil]

@WitchgrassDream It's not the first time... Not even close. But still a good thing.

[evillee666]

it would be nice if it passes.but i doubt it will.

[pissedoffpothead]

Bravo! Thank-you Dianne

[sandybb100]

this video gets about a little nore than half way though then stops

[VermontVocals]

best.idea.ever.