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Mr. president, i know you have struggled with cigarettes, when was the last time you smoked marijuana? >> but do you really think thats the most important question that i should be asking the president of the united states? >> you want -- do you want an opening salvo he doesnt expect. >> he expects it now. come on. >> i was wondering how this was going to help editorial there take your advice? you know. i just wanted to know where you would gone,. >> when is the last time you smoked potted. that...

His approval numbers and say it is obamacare. and this would support that. his numbers showing when it started at 35%. is he forgetting the big elephant in the room? >> i think there are several factors contributing to the low numbers. could race be one of them? it could be. but without a link to tie that to the reason it is spe speckulative. >> everybody who voted for the president who what race he was. i think these numbers reflect something deeper in the presidency. i want to bring up the mar...

Outcome. >> i think my colleagues have spoken well on this marijuana issue, but i wanted to pick up on something else that came to me as a surprise. you said it wasnt a very interesting interview, but i thought this was interesting. i had a sense that i never had before from the president of being defeated. that he felt like, you know what? i cant really make a big difference in this office. he spoke about the stream and being part of a stream in history, and you cant turn things around. he does...

Thesentithes thesentithesen entities in the past. if you take away the marijuana issue right now, you can have a streamline and better criminal justice system and a good step in that direction. >> this is bipartisan, candy. pot brings people together, candy. >> apparently. makes them happier. >> people are concerned about jobs and health care and what can government do and how well can it do it. any politician that spends a lot of resources and time talking about an issue like legalization of ma...

Pro-life and when we could talk about social issues at one monolith ick whole, thats over. >> as far as the marijuana issue, its been a libertarian argument for a while. lest we forget his father ron pauls rift at one of the debates on heroin legalization. coming from rand paul this isnt terribly surprising but it does show that the strain of libertarianism within the republican party is growing stronger with him. >> ive got to say i appreciate this when a member of the senate takes a principle ...

Theres some other issues happening outside the state capital. theres push to ban fracking in a number of communities, republican and democratic communities. theres now a debate happening in the legislature over the death penalty. so and of course the marijuana issue is an issue that doesnt just appeal to progressives, but appeal to a lot of the west libertarian spirit. so theres a big convergence happening here thats demographic and i think kind of a convergence of a political moment. >> sam, i ...

Ante on the laws. >> dana: one of the concerns is cost. one reason he got out is probably because of a cost related issue. with the marijuana issue, perhaps there are ways to maybe even that out. release some people that are being held because of a minor drug offense in order to keep people like this in jail. >> kimberly: nonviolent offenses. >> greg: last word. boston last word there are states with three strikes youre out. mostly around drug laws, which are ridiculous. in a case like this, guy...

And we dent have to up the ante on the laws. >> dana: one of the concerns is cost. one reason he got out is probably because of a cost related issue. with the marijuana issue, perhaps there are ways to maybe even that out. release some people that are being held because of a minor drug offense in order to keep people like this in jail. >> kimberly: nonviolent offenses. >> greg: last word. boston last word there are states with three strikes youre out. mostly around drug laws, which are ridiculou...

Shouldnt get into things like requiring invasive procedures before a woman is allowed to have anes abortion. >> bill: evasive? >> in this election more thanan half of americans said abortions should be legal. then lets come to something like marijuana. a minute ago you said you let that. what do you say about alcohol, bill oreilly? >> bill: i dont make those comparisons. >> bill, you dont even drink. >> bill: i dont make thosel, comparisons because they are not constructive. >> have you gone to ...

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