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Because he is simply not willing to be like a group of people wo say that it is the worst thing ever. and marijuana is not heroin, and we dont have to pretend it is. >> and ben, to you, what do you react to the president saying, look, im not saying that legalizing it is a panacea? >> well, think they though when he came out and talked about it and looks at it in the way of on the same level playing field as alcohol, and using it in the same sentence of done on purpose, and that is a cautionary t...

Comparison of states that did have a higher minimum wage did much better on the employment front than those states that didnt have as high a minimum wage. so its been documented and its empirical that in raising the minimum wage, you also increase wages or the wage scale for others to have an increase as well. >> there are lots of studies and there with is lots that go into the unemployment rate. gary, what do you say about that? >> look. ill see your study, ill raise you two studies. you know, ...

My concern is when you end up having very heavy criminal penalties for individual users that vn v bebeen applied uneven in some cases with racial disparity, i think thats a problem. over the long term, i believe if we can deal with some of the criminal penalty issues, then we can really tackle what is a problem not just for marijuana, also alcohol, also cigarettes, also harder drugs, and that is try to make sure our kids dont get into these habits in the first place. you know, the incarceration ...

Tackle what is a problem not just for marijuana but also alcohol, also cigarettes, also harder drugs and that is try to make sure that our kids dont get -- dont get into these habits in the first place. and, you know, the encars ration model that weve taken, particularly around marijuana, does not seem to have produced the kind of results that weve set. but i do offer a cautionary note and i said this in the interview, those who think legalization is a panacea, they have to ask themselves some t...

Decisions. there are people who would like to be married and dont necessarily have that pool. we continue to say this is a panacea and yet at the same time all of the evidence suggests that well having a good, strong, ethical moral foundation in terms of raising children really makes a difference. so im a little skeptical here. >> david, how should we think about this economically? on the one hand theres a question potentially p availability. theres a question about what we think is necessary to...

Going to be the panacea, a fix for everything. what were the danger signs this administration didnt pay attention to to? >> all new mandates. having to have pregnancy coverage for you. >> you never know? you know? who knows? so... >> well, you never know. >> i think i do. in this case, i think i do. >> it doesnt make sense, right? we all know that does not make sense. we have to have coverage we dont want or need, cant afford. so when you layout a program forcing everybody to have a one size fit...

Was not going to be the panacea, this fix for everything. whats were the danger signs from the beginning that this administration simply didnt pay attention to? >> all of the new mandates. we talked earlier about having to -- for you having to have pregnancy coverage for example. >> you never know, i mean, mary, who knows. >> well, you never know. >> i think i do. in this case i think i do. >> but, in this case, it doesnt make sense. we all intuitively know that does not make sense. yet, we all ...

Was not going to be the panacea, this fix for everything. what were the danger signs that the administration didnt pay attention to? >> mandates, talked about having to have pregnancy coverage for you. you never know. you know? who knows? so... >> well, you never know. >> i think i do. in this case, i think i do. >> it doesnt make sense, right? we know that that doesnt make sense, we all have to have coverage we dont want and cant afford. forcing everybody to have a one size fits all solution we...

To go out there and tell the positive story. i think landrieu had started doing that on the positive side as well as going on the offense in terms of wanting some changes. i think youll start seeing this amongst other democratic candidates and i think theyre going to mix that with a very strong offensive campaign against their potential opponents because one of the mistakes that republicans make is they look at an issue like the rollout that, you know, has not been good, obviously, they think th...

That is the panacea for all injustice. >> let me throw something at you. im concerned about the minority community that will be targeted, because you look at the alcohol industry? i tell you what, more choate distributors are in minority neighborhoods by a factor of ten. i cant even begin to tell you the latest numbers. you know what l.a. looks like, forget about it. there isnt an equal. so they have -- it is insidious, is my -- >> so youre concerned the for-profit marijuana corporations will st...