upside down empty people out. it s very interesting, but i think demographically, what you re seeing you have 23 states now with medical marijuana is legal. you have states that you just mentioned, they ll be ballot measures probably in 16, maybe even in california. there s a demographic comparative that runs parallel gay marriage and legalization of marijuana. 50% is here ten years ago, way below. now it s up above. so fascinating to watch how this will emerge particularly in the context of a 2016 election that very well may give you a republican president and national legalized marijuana. wouldn t that be fascinating? imagine if you will with a republican president if he tells states like colorado not on my watch. or even if she tells them that. thank you so much to harry smith, and don t miss the premiere of marijuana country, the cannabis boom this monday january 5th at 9:00 p.m. eastern on cnbc and coming up next the funeral of slain new
not just about the psychological benefits of feeling good about being part of a civic culture that is euro centric in its core and prides who you are. you have children. take your children to see movies, and with the exception of annie, it s like oh, my god everything about the world re-enforces that you have propryty, you belong. walter dean meyers for example, before he died last year pointed out only 92 of 3200 children s books featured african-american protagonists. so there s a lot to be said about the way in which the color lines still re-enforces who counts in this country, and therefore, even without conspiracy even without being insidious or part of something, somehow you see those people as challenging what the nation stands for. what bill de blasio did in that press conference wasn t just about re-enforcing the experience of his child, which is echoed by black officers on the nypd but also he vounlded
officers who are horrified by what has taken place. who are speaking out. those police officers who turned their back on de blasio i don t know if they represent the majority of the police force. they were very up front. they were right there where the cameras were. but i have spoken with many police officers who are horrified by that. but this idea that it is in the interest of white americans as well to be part of a movement of racial justice, i guess i sometimes wonder about that. so i both see how that can be absolutely true that to the extent we re perfecting our union, we want a more egalitarian union, but to the extent that whiteness carries with it certain privileges. if you re operating fully in one s own economic interest isn t it preferable to not be part of that movement? the history of the country is predicated on disadvantage structural disadvantage so it s
police officers with a ceremony led by buddhist monks. we re standing by to see the funeral led by bill de blasio and bill bratton. joining us now is adam reese. can you tell us what you ve seen there this morning? good morning, melissa. the ceremony is about to begin. thousands of officers lining the streets here from new york city around the country, as far away as canada to pay their final respects to wenjian liu. 32 years old, seven years on the force, married for just two months. today, he s the first chinese officer killed in the line of duty. we expect to hear from the fbi director, the mayor, the police commissioner, as well as officer liu s wife and father. when the mayor gives his eulogy we ll look at the officers here to see if they once again turn their backs on him. commissioner bratton has said that this is a funeral for a hero. it s for grieving, not grievances.
black people every day? if they can come for a salon blogger one day, they re going to come for a democracy now intern the next day. everybody was so shocked. it s like hey, this is what happens every day in a lot of other communities, and so i think when it comes back to the whole being a good ally i do think it s important to be out there, unfortunately, because, you know we do live in a country that values white lives over black that s why the protests are happening. particularly i also want to mention values blue lives in a particular way and it s a tough thing to talk about on a day where an innocent man who should not have been killed and was killed only because of his identity is going to be laid to rest. but the difference in some of the discourse around it so i just wanted to share, there was a los angeles police department officer who is here talking about the killings and says it doesn t matter if it happens here or in l.a. or lose it s an act of savagery that should be