Question to our viewers. Should marijuana be legalized . If you support legalization. If you oppose legalization, 2027488001. You can also catch up with us on , onal media come on twitter facebook. A very good morning to you. A couple of stories this week about the Marijuana LegalizationBallot Initiative that will be on five states this coming election day. Heres is one from the new york times. The movement to legalize giant leapill take a on election day in california and four other states. Polls suggest they may. Massachusetts and maine both have legalization initiatives on the ballot next month and seem likely to pass. Arizona and nevada also voting on recreational marijuana. One front page story yesterday in the boston globe. If the momentum holds through election day, the proponents of proportion of americans will surge from 5 to roughly one quarter. 25 states have full medical marijuana programs in place. Wills in four states decide on election day about new medical marijuana referendums. That story in the boston globe. , here is one of the promarijuana Ballot Initiative adds called question for. Question four. [video clip] to do everything to cure patients. Our current marijuana laws need changing. Doctors and patients are afraid to bring up all Treatment Options for fear of breaking the law. Means we can regulate, tax and legalize marijuana to help people with pain avoided opiates. Notcurrent system is working. Its why doctors and patients agree its time to vote yes on four. It would legalize marijuana for Recreational Use, andd allow cultivation sharing and authorize production and distribution of state licensed businesses which can allow onsite consumption with special licenses. Ads also being run in massachusetts against question four. Here is one of those. [video clip] question four would allow thousands of pot shops marijuana operators throughout massachusetts in neighborhoods like yours. That sell pot edibles that look like candy and high potency marijuana. Driving isf drugged up. Higher potency, dangerous drivers. Its the reason Health Professionals are urging to vote no on four. A map from the boston globe showing the states that are voting on legalization on election day and the states where it is already legalized for Recreational Use. The darker shaded states where its already legalized. Yellow states in yellow, those Ballot Initiatives happening this election day. We want to hear from you. Should marijuana be legalized . James in texas on the line for those who support legalization. Good morning. Caller how are you doing . Host doing well, james. Go ahead. Caller i support marijuana for one fact ive been addicted to opiates for a number of years since i came out of the marine corps for a dirt bike rack. 18 successfully get off of opiates. Marijuana has helped me become one of those. Im very grateful in that aspect. This is a topic that doesnt follow the Traditional Party lines. Can i ask what party you identify with . Republican party, Democratic Party, independent . Caller trump 2016 party. In waynesboro, virginia on the line for those who oppose Marijuana Legalization. Good morning. Caller it needs to be rescheduled, it needs to be available for recreation al purposes. If they would leave us alone, it is none of the governments business. Host explain Recreational Purposes more. Withr its a recreation god or the cosmos. To reconnect you might even feel like the garden of eden and theres a plant in the forest. With e i get involved i have gone back to creation, trying to work on my inner god, my inner soul. Host ok. Nick in maryland on the line for those who support legalization. Caller thank you for taking my call. Im a little confused as to why there is a continued opposition against it. Why it maintains its schedule s status as a schedule one narcotic. Those are the most likely to produce high rates of death. That is not statistically buried out. Beared out. Of marijuana laws and the Ballot Initiatives that are coming up on election day. Anthony writes on her Facebook PageFacebook Dustin writes rge says you can join the conversation on facebook. Com cspan. Evan in new york on the line for those who oppose legalization. Caller hello. Ago, im 70t years years old, i started out years ago at the age of 18 smoking marijuana. It led up to every kind of drug there is. Ive been in the aa program for 35 years. It has helped me with that. Cannot say we should legalize marijuana because it led me to other things like heroine, morphine, you name it. The whole list of drugs. Host this is the gateway drug argument, correct. Caller to the high drug, yes it is. Host let me ask this question most potwrites in that smokers started out thinking light beer. So, light beer is a gateway drug to marijuana. Caller i did everything. It led to my life being miserable. I have not done alcohol or drugs or pot or anything in 35 years and living a normal life. I brought up a son by myself. I cannot say that we should legalize a dangerous drug. It will lead to crime, it will lead to everything. Host what would you say to milon that says alcohol could lead to other things . Caller thats right. It could lead right to everything. Marijuana should not be legalized. I would not want my family writing down the road with a drunk driver truck driver on pot. Host ian in new jersey on the line for those who support legalization. Good morning. Caller good morning to you, too. With all the obvious medical purposes it has, the fact that it is not legalized in every state is sickening. The government doesnt even realize it. The fact that its a gateway drug come its depending on how people use it. Just like anything. Any substance that can be abused, certainly is a gateway drug. You can abuse coffee. Its all about how you use it. Arizona, the Ballot Initiative is known as proposition 205. Here is an ad running in arizona by those who support proposition 205. [video clip] it was my second year in the league when i had my first injury. Thats when i started using painkillers. I was using them daily. The rest of my career. I movedtoo many out here to arizona and Government Medical card and using marijuana ever since. Marijuana should be available to all adults who need it. Im voting yes on prop 205 and i o. Pe you will, to host it allows home cultivation. There are opponents to proposition 205 in arizona. They are running ads as well. One of those ads features a former colorado governor and a former denver mayor talking about their experiences since legalization in colorado. [video clip] four years ago, colorado voted to legalize marijuana. It now leads the nation in teen use of marijuana. Are marketedbles to children and marijuana related traffic deaths have increased 62 . We were promised new money for education. Denver schools got nothing and one colorado hospital commit 50 of newborns tested had marijuana in their systems. Dont make our mistake. A post to proposition 205 here are there reasons. They are opposed to proposition 205 here are their reasons. They note that arizona has the advantage of watching colorados marijuana experiment. Colorado has witnessed a spike in that state in the number of children needing medical treatment for accidental exposure to marijuana. They say, what is the rush . Let colorado and washington be the guinea pigs let arizona learn from their mistakes when those are finally well understood. Getting your thoughts this morning as we talk about those five Ballot Initiatives for legalization. Nevada, california, arizona, maine and massachusetts. Bill is in Virginia Beach on the line for those who oppose legalization. The morning. Good morning. Caller thank you for taking my call. Im in favor of marijuana being as a preferred generic drug obtained by a prescription from your doctor for medical purposes and to treat pain. Perhaps the profits can be used subsidize aor help new Health Care Program for the country. But i dont think it should be recreational where people can use it just anytime they want to. The state troopers should be ofe to test for influence marijuana along with alcohol when they stop it driver. Of somel help take care of the people that are driving under the influence of marijuana. Marijuana should be strictly used for medical purposes. Why dont you think it should be legalized for Recreational Purposes . Caller people will take advantage of it. And get into dangerous situations. If you are high on marijuana, that is similar to being high on alcohol. You could start a fire in your own home while you are cooking at your stove or something. You put other peoples lives in danger when youre not sober. Host weve asked a couple of our viewers about their Party Affiliation. Not is an issue that does seem to fall along Standard Party lines. Caller i think im a registered republican. I first voted when Ronald Reagan ran the first time. I reserve the right to vote for the candidate of my choice, regardless of what party. I do tend to lean towards conservatives. Rob in columbia, maryland on the line for those who support legalization. The morning. Good morning. Caller that last gentleman made me laugh hes a registered republican. As far as the whole legalization ue, its been legalized the head of the bureau of the 1930sack in gave a racial reason as to why should be illegal because when black men smoke marijuana, it them as far as not having it be smoke for Recreational Purposes, that is like saying catholics should not have sex unless they are doing it for procreation. It is an archaic way of thinking. The government does not have our best interests at heart. Few comments from twitter eric in middletown, new york on the line for those who support legalization. Good morning. Caller im totally in support of the criminalization of. Lcohol, tobacco david in cleveland, ohio on the line for those who support legalization. Caller ive got your washington journal show on dvr. Chelsea clinton said you could od to death on marijuana. Maybe she said it in conjunction with prescription drugs. Marijuana. Some that is considered drug trafficking. Thats 12 months, 18 months or 24 months in federal time. Are you familiar with the maureen dowd experience . Tried marijuana edibles in a hotel room. You can google it. She tripped out. Nelson. Up with willie she calls him mr. Miyagi. She is a big reporter and stuff. Thats all ive got to say. Was reallyeffort productive. I feel like a millionaire. Progress, which is put out by the center for american progress, a publication under talks about the financial interest involved. Adam peck has a story talking about the ads against the legalization of her graceful marijuana. Fromites in his column last week that the alcohol industry has been bankrolling campaigns against Marijuana Legalization, fearing that recreational weed may pose unwanted competition for their products. We want to hear your thoughts on. On Marijuana LegalizationBallot Initiatives happening in five states on election day. Stephen is in san diego, california. Good morning. On the line for those who support legalization. Caller good morning. It. Ink we should legalize people are crashing every day with tracking alcohol and stuff like that. But you guys want to not , but peopleijuana are dying everyday drinking alcohol. Its all about being responsible. Everybody has to be responsible. Opiate use is up 100 . People are robbing pharmacies to get these opiates. Its good to legalize it, everybody can be relaxed and calm. Its a big business for the police, people get arrested for little bit of marijuana. Ever since i got my license in california, ive had no problems with the police. Thats the only thing they have to bother me, to bother the black community and the latino community. You should go ahead and legalize it. Companiesike the pill are putting a lot of money out to fight against this. They are legalized drug dealers. If youre responsible like everyone is responsible printing alcohol, taking prescriptions as responsible drinking out the taking prescriptions as prescribed. Be responsible and everything should be ok. Host are you a democrat, republican, independent . Im more democratic, but really, both parties are not getting it. Im forgot. Im for jesus christ. Im for god. All you have to do is grow it. Put it in the ground and put water on it to grow. Chemicals. Eed to put its just like that. All the other stuff, you have to take it a lab and use chemicals. Everything else is chemical made. Host are you optimistic about the passage in california there . Caller i hope it passes. O we can be free latinos, blacks, whites. We need to be responsible. Everybody has to be responsible. If youre responsible, everybody is ok. Host proposition 64 in california. One of the five recreational legalization island initiatives on election day. Tommy and i gusto, georgia. On the line for those who support. Tommy in augusta, georgia. Caller im for the legalization of marijuana. Its 1000 times better than alcohol. Only the pharmaceutical companies are against it. If we had it in a lot of states, there would be a lot of tax revenue that the states would make. Its not even compare to alcohol. Ohol is a dangerous marijuana is not. And im a democrat. In cuba take my call. Thank you for taking my call. Tweets w more youve been hearing from our callers this morning. Here is a Pew Research Center poll on legalization. You can see how this question has fared since 1969 in a chart that accompanies this question. Poll, 57 ofst u. S. Adults say the use of marijuana should be made legal while 37 say it should be illegal. You can see how those numbers on tion have been tracking up pretty steadily since the 1990s. Mike is on the line for those who oppose support legalizing marijuana. Arlington, virginia. Caller im supporting Marijuana Legalization. It reduces the dragon the economy. There are plenty of nonviolent offenders and prisons that could be continuing. Contributing. There are many other reasons for Recreational Use. In the district of columbia, it is legal for Recreational Use. Five minutes away in virginia, it is not. Its pretty silly that even 10 minutes can make a difference. That is all i have to say. Host are you a democrat, republican from independent . Caller independent. Host p research looked into the numbers on how Party Affiliation might impact your stance on legalization. They found republicans opposing legalization, 55 to 41 . Those who identify as conservative republicans, 62 say it should be illegal. Independents, 33 say should be illegal. 63 say it should be legal. Among democrats, 30 say it should be illegal. 66 say it should be legal. Jeff is on the line for those who oppose legalization. New jersey. Caller thank you for taking my call. I oppose marijuana because of the way it is grown with synthetic fertilizers. The artificial lighting. It affects the potency of the marijuana. Im 55. When i was younger, you could smoke announce and not get high. Today, you cannot even walk by one without feeling the effects of it. I would like to bring up the point that the biggest cash crop is hemp. Saying, an old hemp wears an, cotton wears out. Its a great Building Product used widely in europe. Thats what i have to say on the subject. Host christina on the line for those who support morning to you. Caller good morning. Thank you for allowing me to speak. I support it, especially for medical use. A lot of people that work in the , itth care field really helps seniors. Cigarettes kill more people in america than anything else. One of the leading causes of death. Why not be against cigarettes and before marijuana . Be for marijuana . People with adhd, for example, it calms them. These are common things people deal with on an everyday basis. It can be abused. You can have some affects if its not a controlled substance it should be controlled. Host what do you mean by wellregulated . Whos in that position to make sure this is wellregulated . The federal government . Caller the state. The state brings things to the local areas. It andte should regulate make sure it is not abused. , you can go to a bar and you can have one beer. Like if you go into a store and purchase marijuana, hb a limit. You should not be able to smoke however much you want and it will be ok. Host any thoughts to what that limit should be . Caller i have no clue. They would have to do a lot of research to see how different amounts affect a certain amount of people. In a trial study. We will be talking about this until 7 45. Should marijuana be legalized . Weve been trying to keep our viewers updated about the latest when it comes to congressional races on election day. As our viewers are well aware come in the senate, democrats need a net gain of four seats if Hillary Clinton wins the white house. Need five seats at donald trump wins the presidency. In the house, democrats would need a net 30 seats to take the majority on election day. 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