DEA Head's Absurd Marijuana Testimony

"Michele Leonhart, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, ducked a tough line of questioning from Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) on Wednesday, refusing to answer a number of questions about the comparative health impacts of marijuana and other, harder drugs.

Leonard was testifying before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Polis, a top congressional advocate for marijuana law reform, took the opportunity to grill the DEA administrator on some specifics about marijuana, which has been decriminalized in some parts of his state and legalized for medical purposes in the rest...".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Nick Wing at The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06...

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[jorgereyes52]

My dog's IQ is probably higher than hers

[Bobby Hash]

DEA is a national embarrassment. Michele leonfart is the world's biggest cunt. Fuck her ugly ass!

[Kuetonius]

wtf iz she on?...this chick iz a certified space-cadet who's more interested in trying 2 give justification 4 the DEA's contrived existence, than in actual facts, science & research...the real tragic aspect of her performance waz the fact that she had 2 engage in 'doublespeak', cuz 2 do otherwise wud expose the whole charade...the DEA haz done mo harm than good, it waz a farce 2 begin wiv & it should b abolished ASAP!

[gbaypack10]

@my18yearoldaccount19 CO it is legal screw the feds if this video doesn't show you'll they will not change anything than I don't know what will. Screw the gov on this issue there are there for the continued money being made of legality. States rights are all I support anymore.

[my18yearoldaccount19]

wow pot might actually become legal. Can we imagine it?

[mykylc]

She's an embarrassment. Horrible embarrassment. Clowns...clowns...clowns. 

[dominic leos]

This woman is an idiot! Talk about incompetent!

[mastertheillusion]

Your insulting your dog here =)

[TheSingularityCore]

"Drugs are bad, mkay. If you do drugs then you're bad, mkay" that's what she sound like to me

[baileyjean1000]

Leave it to Obama to get a woman like this in charge of ANYTHING.

[Marshal Dylan]

My wife smokes Marlboro and looks like shit now a lot of days. I smoke yummy cannabis and am living healthy and loving it.

[Matt Kidd]

They would do just as well sticking Mr. Mackay from South Park up there... "Drugs are bad mm'kay"