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Into sergeant cook. richard? >> there were also pictures from richard matt? >> reporter: yes, amazing paintings. he was a prolific painter inside the jail. the attention to detail is just amazing, paintings of marilyn monroe, hillary clinton, elizabeth taylor. he gave those paintings to gene palmer in exchange for some tools, screwdrivers and pliers. gene palmer then burned them and buried them once they made their escape. richard? >> live for us there at the clinton correctional facility. i w...

19-year-old inmates. >> im letting you know you have skills. even if you didnt know it. thats an important thing. i never ever joke about art. thats good progress, man. you went from not painting to being a painter. >> larson has been teaching the current crop of youth tier inmates to draw, paint and express themselves through art. he is with a nonprofit called splashes of hope. >> their goal is to uplift and inspire and help heal through art. >> after weeks of preparation larson and inmates are...

Thats an important thing. i never ever joke about art. thats good progress, man. you went from not painting to being a painter. >> larson has been teaching the current crop of youth tier inmates to draw, paint and express themselves through art. he is with a nonprofit called splashes of hope. >> their goal is to uplift and inspire and help heal through art. >> after weeks of preparation larson and inmates are painting a 78 foot mural in the jail. >> we have probably 25% of the wall covered. >> s...

>> he is like a friend of mine. i like him. he is young. he looks up to me. i be kind of schooling him. >> they join gang wide because they are looking for protection, theyre looking to belong to something. it is mostly prevalent in the youth, 16, 17, 18 year olds here for the first time, scared. looking for safety and security and want to belong to something. >> battling gang influence is just one goal at the jails youth tier initiative. >> this is going to connect to this but we need darker pa...

He is young. he looks up to me. i be kind of schooling him. >> they join gang wide because they are looking for protection, theyre looking to belong to something. it is mostly prevalent in the youth, 16, 17, 18 year olds here for the first time, scared. looking for safety and security and want to belong to something. >> battling gang influence is just one goal at the jails youth tier initiative. >> this is going to connect to this but we need darker paint. >> professional artist kirk larson repr...

Prime minister very much reflecting that in his comments today about the fact that they felt that these two prisoners, as the they had been convicted in 2006 on the drug related charges had been rehabilitated. one of them actually becoming a pastor and leading prayer meetings. meanwhile, myron had become a painter and was teaching art classes in jail. sad day for their families. and ambulances were witnessed leaving that, the port, that connects the prison island with the mainland, with java. am...

A veteran and a stay-at-home mom suffering from ptsd. a painter with chronic pain. a truck driver with alzheimers. were in the midst of a marijuana revolution. scientists are poised to prove marijuana can change lives. >> this is high times in marijuana research. it really is. >> and for elected leaders as well. >> this bill that were introducing -- >> the tide may be finally turning. >> our drug laws in this country as a whole need a revolution of common sense and compassion. >> im dr. sanjay g...

Abrams has a stash of marijuana in their pharmacy. it is stored next to all the other medications. and abrams is using it to see if it can relieve chronic pain in patients with a rare blood disorder. she is a painter. she was also born with sickle cell anemia and has been in pain for as long as she can remember. >> you can exhale now. >> she says marijuana makes her nearly pain free. >> how long after you smoke do you start to have some sort of relief of your pain? >> instantly. it is like insta...

She was also born with sickle cell anemia and has been in pain as long as she can remember. >> take it in. >> reporter: she says marijuana makes her pain-free. how long after you smoke do you have relief of your pain? >> instantly. >> reporter: a couple minutes? >> yeah, a couple minutes i feel the relief of pain. >> to see more of dr. sanjay guptas special investigation into medical marijuana. tune into "weed 3" its sunday, 9:00 p.m. eastern. immediately following be sure to watch the premiere ...

In inhibitory function. >> welcome. >> less inhibition. thats something this painter says helps him be more creative. his canvases sell for up to $25,000. >> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana. >> yeah. >> hes been painting for 14 years. smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. top worrying about this and that and being as present as possible. >> he does caution its a delicate ba...