poet. >> what could the effect be? one in five live where there is legal recreationally. would this shut down the whole industry that sprung up? >> that's a great question. in fact, it could be quite a mess. and in the last hour actually i was talking to colorado governor john hickenlooper, his state was at the forefront of the recreation gnat marijuana legalization trend. it's now a billion dollar business there. this is what he had to say. >> i think it's the wrong time to pull back frp this experiment, and if the federal government's going to come and begin closing in and arresting people that are doing what's legal in different states, oh my god, it creates a level of conflict that's going to be difficult. >> a level -- you hear hickenlooper say a level that's going to be difficult. this could set up a big clash around state's rights. ironically we heard the trump administration calling for states rights on the transgender
recreational use. montana and florida will vote 09 idea of medicinal marijuana. they had legal medical marijuana on the books and recreational use is allowed in five places. if all of the ballot measures pass and considering where marijuana shifted, 28 states and d.c. will have a legalized ability to use marijuana. that mean fist all nine states vote to legalize cannibis, 61.5% of the american population or roughly 200 million people will live in states where you can legally access marijuana either recreationally or with a prescription. what does it mean for the federal government. a retired agent for the drug enforcement administration and he joins me now.
con stand. have you looked at kate snow interviewed 27 of these women and collectively, they had very similar, if not identical stories about the pattern that mr. cosby engaged in. perhaps your case involved silly complainants, but this case certainly does not. these women -- >> how do you know? you haven't investigated these women? you don't know why they were with him, what their motives were, what their history of drug use was, you don't know what they did recreationally, if that i made claims against anybody else like this. >> just hearing this back and forth, this is interesting. we might be getting a taste in the exchange we're listening to right here of how potentially it could complicate things to introduce these other accusers. in your judgment, this could case stand on its own without bringing in the other accusers? >> it could. it would be more difficult because you have -- under the law, you can go forward with just one witness. okay, you can do that.
>> i traveled the world for answers. what does marijuana do to you. what does it do to your kid? a special investigation "weed." >> our journey begins here in this small town, home nestled in the mountains with a family never allowed tv cameras in before and you will soon learn why. >> so pretty out here. >> yes. >> they live in colorado. one of two states where it's legal to smoke pot medically, and recreationally. but here, it is also taboo to residents like paige and her husband, matt. >> i'm sure it was introduced, by someone, try it. >> no way.
election with the biggest national implications today not about candidates but more about pot. it would legalize medical marijuana and recreational marijuana which is different from colorado and washington state which had medical marijuana in place before they approved the drug recreationally. the amendment had a wide number of people backing it including descendants of william howard taft. the part of the amendment that said growing and selling pot would be controlled by ten site specific farms with exclusive control of the industry in the state and that set off a wave of opposition having less to do with pot and more to do with
economically sound thing to do as well. >> what was happening in the closed door meetings yesterday with the president? >> he was listening to ex-offenders, people talking about their stories, how they came back, the great things they're doing, powerful and gut-wrenching kind of stories. the president listened to them very intently. >> mr. mayor, thank you. thank you for your time. >> thanks for having me. tonight on "nbc nightly news" lester holt has more of his exclusive interview with president obama. that's tonight on your local nbc station. turning now to the battleground state of ohio, where people are voting right now on a controversial measure to legalize marijuana. issue 3 would allow those who are 21 years and older to use up to an ounce of that drug recreationally. it would also legalize medical marijuana for those with a prescription. if passed, ohio would become the sixth in the country, sixth state in this country and the most populated jurisdiction to legalize recreational marijuana. big names helped get that measure on the ballot including former reality tv and boy band
so harmless. but when the smoke clears, is marijuana bad for you? or could pot actually be good for you? >> marijuana is better than all pose pills for you in terms of treating? >> yeah. >> i travel the world for answers. what does marijuana do to you? what does it do to your kids? a special investigation, "weed." ♪ our journey begins here in this small-town home nestled in the mountains with a family who has never allowed tv cameras in before and you're going to soon learn why. >> this is so pretty out here. >> yeah. >> they live in colorado, one of two states where it's legal to smoke pot legally and recreationally. but here it's also taboo to residents to paige figi and her husband, matt. >> i'm sure it was mentioned to us by someone. hey, you should try this. and i thought no way. >> you thought that's fringe stuff? >> no way, not in a million
as our congress. >> what does cannabis help you with? >> i feel so good, so much energy. >> do you smoke marijuana? >> yes. >> how often? >> twice a week. >> i don't like alcohol so when i go home, this is my cup of wine. >> do you smoke recreationally. >> right now i'm on parole. i can't smoke. >> tough break. >> yes. >> do you think america should become more like amsterdam. >>? america could be open to the idea that it's good for everybody. >> are we going to bring in the prostitutes next. >> do you watch watters world? >> no. >> i'm watters and this is my world right here. >> hey. >> anything you want to tell bill. >> bill, i love you. fire this guy. >> all right. watters will be anchoring the factor tomorrow. you have been warned. factor tip of the day, you guys
as our congress. >> what does cannabis help you with? >> i feel so good, so much energy. >> do you smoke marijuana? >> yes. >> how often? >> twice a week. >> i don't like alcohol so when i go home, this is my cup of wine. >> do you smoke recreationally. >> right now i'm on parole. i can't smoke. >> tough break. >> yes. >> do you think america should become more like amsterdam. >>? america could be open to the idea that it's good for everybody. >> are we going to bring in the prostitutes next. >> do you watch watters world? >> no. >> i'm watters and this is my world right here. >> hey. >> anything you want to tell bill. >> bill, i love you. fire this guy. >> all right. watters will be anchoring the factor tomorrow. you have been warned.
add ve catvocate on cosby's side this is him admitting to wreck reaegsrecreational drug use, that has fallen out of public consciousness. but my understanding back in the day it was a drug used when people would drink have fun, party, whatever. but i think today if the same testimony was hey i gave her an ambien or something we are more familiar with we might be more shocked. it's fascinating that he may have admitted in the deposition in his mind i was saying i use these drugs for recreation. using them recreationally with consent demonstrates highly riskly, very dangerous behavior. this is certainly bad for bill cosby. i have to believe he never expected it would see the light of day. because he mistakenly probably believed these record were sealed forever. and the law is actually the opposite of that.