Al Gore on Marijuana

In this portion of Current presents Digg Dialogg, Kevin Rose interviews former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore on his opinions on the legalization of marijuana. For the full interview, check out http://current.com/digg

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[kokalti]

he said a whole bunch of nothing

[andalora91]

Way to pussy foot around the question.

Medical legalization: yes or no?

Legal on a federal level: Yes or no?

Legal by state: Yes or no?

Even throw in a Why, maybe.

[cblazer]

@XBlueM0ndayX You must not know people who smoke because they all smoke and drive, all the time, they drive better than most sober people. Alcohol affects your judgement for the worst.

[cblazer]

@XBlueM0ndayX I know of poeple that have died from marijuana being laced/spiked that caused accidental overdoses. All smoke is dangerous, but the chemicals in pot actually cure things.

[XBlueM0ndayX]

@cblazer It may not be common yet, but alcohol is legal and look at how many people drink and drive.

[cblazer]

@XBlueM0ndayX I'd like to see the statistics because of all the autopsy reports i've read marijuana intoxication has never popped up yet, and my grandfather was a cop so i know.

[cblazer]

@cblazer The drug war has been going on officially for 40 years, and they have been illegal for 100 years, but it hasn't done a damn thing to help anyone except the black market profiteers like the cartels, growers/manufactures, banks that launder the money, police (dea etc that get federal funding) the cia selling them for black ops funding, private prisons with quotas to fill.etc. The drug war protects the growers, shippers, sellers. It's hardly ever helps the addicts.

[XBlueM0ndayX]

@cblazer What about the people who will inevitably drive under the influence of marijuana? Even if it doesn't kill you straight out, it has more far reaching consequences.

[cblazer]

@XBlueM0ndayX Pot has never caused one death, and I'd would have to assume the government would just love those statistics if they existed. The only remotely possible way marijuana would have ever been involved in a death is from the drug dealers killing each other and cartels that use it to finance their jihad camps and civil war in Mexico. We should have the freedom to put what ever we want into our bodies, so long as it doesn't hurt anyone else.

[XBlueM0ndayX]

The argument that 'marijuana kills less people than tobacco/ alcohol so lets legalise it' is so weak. That's a good reason to outlaw alcohol or tobacco, not legalise something that can only ADD to those deaths.

[MrDJtwista]

Al Gore, wow what a joke..lol manbearpig

[ladyintheradiator187]

@DaFleegsta What about attempting to restrict affordable AIDS medication to various regions of Africa when he was Vice President? While maintaining the stance of "Free Medicine"