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I said i will not discuss a particular case. and then apply. i waxed philosophic. i am dead set against using marijuana. i dont want young people to use marijuana. it is against the law we have a three year ban. i did not say i am going to change the ban. i said i have to grapple the change in my work force. >> he may be grappling with two conflicting obligations. he enforces federal law that bans pot. he also has to staff the fbi with a lot of young americans. who, guess what? often try pot and...

People who have done nothing wrong legally. we are not talking morally, nothing wrong legally through out their lives. especially when you start talking about the culture of the hacker community. >> yeah, ryan as of february 2014, 47% of all americans say they have tried pot. as you say those numbers are going to increase in places where it is totally legal. and this may need a rethinking. not like every bad thing that you ever do would keep you out of the fbi speeding, reckless driving, or othe...

>> i would asked a question by a guy who said i have a great candidate for the fbi his problem is he smoked marijuana within the last five years. i said i will not discuss a particular case. and then apply. i waxed philosophic. i am dead set against using marijuana. i dont want young people to use marijuana. it is against the law we have a three year ban. i did not say i am going to change the ban. i said i have to grapple the change in my work force. >> he may be grappling with two conflicting ...

Stop major crimes. you know? you know, terrorism, or, or some type of cybercrime. or some type of international hacking. because a kid has smoked weed. or is smoking weed. >> yeah, ryan, at the hearing, they didnt ask him about something we have reported often and that lawrence talks about -- which is white and black americans smoke pot at the same rate, if you are black you are fur times more likely to be arrested. that would also seem to be a demerit for fbi recruitment. >> certainly means you...

And be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isnt rocket science. its just common sense. from td ameritrade. welcome back to "hardball." today two new ads in a pair and high profile senate races show that 2014 candidates are hitting all the emotional buttons to answer critics and set their candidates apart. it has been full of standout ads like these that reflect both the state of the race and the candidates themselves. im joined by "washington post" columnist dana milbank. and...

Nationally. >> all right. ryan grim and dana mil bank, thanks to both of you. >> thanks to you. >> well be right back. if i told you that a free ten-second test

>> welcome back to "hardball." today, two new ads in a pair of high-profile senate races shows the 2014 senate campaigns are answering all the buttons to answer critics and set their candidates apart. it has been full of standout ads like these that reflect both the state of the race and the candidates themselves. im joined by "washington post" columnist dana milbank. and ryan grim whos also an msnbc contributor. well start be you, ryan. the first is from matt bevin whos challenging mitch mcconn...

Believe im waging a war on women. really? th think about that for a moment ♪ im terri land. i approve this message because as a woman i might know a little bit more about women than gary pete ers. >> your thoughts on this? >> it shows theres real value in republicans successfully recruiting women to run for office. theyve had a very difficult time doing it, but this is what they can do if they can actually pull that off. >> and dana? >> theres no question she has a biological advantage refutin...

Demographic, 28 to 34-year-olds, and let me bring in our company from the ryan national journ journalist and our contributor to the "huffington post" ryan grim. elahe, the question, is will the democrats be running away from the health care? >> well, they wont be running away from it, but they wont dwell on it either. what he said in the press conference is what many democrats have been echoing in the legislative midterm agenda which is an election year strategy, they are saying that we should n...

Every time we go to the meeting, it is bigger and bigger, and that is what we need to see happen. people with addictions to come forward. ask for help. dont be embarrassed. >> and the mckenzies are a big part in rutland, vermont, to try to eradicate the problem, and we should note that ryan who you saw there, he has been sober for a year, and doing much better now. >> and at the summit where holder spoke, the fbi director was there, too, and he said that le cently visited 25 fbi field offices an...