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Tells you i'm on the side of the fish, against the drones in the national forest and i'm a medical marijuana patient ipd like to introduce a friend of mine. see, i'm the only candidate who is willing to get arrested on the steps of the capitol, doing this. >> that was andy caffrey, running for congress in california. detailing his unique platform at a rally this month. he wants marijuana legalized and if elected promises to light up on the capitol steps to draw national attention to the issue. joining us now, andy caffrey who labels himself monstrously green in the democratic party. great to s...

Like that. >> andy, it's worth noting that i thoit thougught this was a te quote, the drug czar said to the a.p. may 13th of 2010, in the grand scheme it has not been successful speaking about the war on drugs. 40 years later the concern of drug problems is if anything magnified, intensified. that sort of -- that verbiage, that's powerful coming from one of our national -- one of the folks crafting our national drug policy -- why isn't that national broader line of argument adopted by the pro-pot legalization community? >> it's adopted bay lot of people april lot of issues to argue on. one of ...

Be a lot of debate of legalizing marijuana. andy caffrey, thank you for joining us. good luck. we'll be watching the campaign with bated breath. >> thank you very much. first lady michelle obama speaks out about her new book. beets, beets. whether she would ever run for president. we'll hear her latest comments next in "what now?" [ female announcer ] e-trade was founded on the simple belief that bringing you better technology helps make you a better investor. with our revolutionary new e-trade 360 dashboard you see exactly where your money is and what it's doing live. our e-trade pro platfo...

Sort of open to a conversation around legalization. what's your prognosis on this taking a hold in terms of a national policy? >> i think it's going to take some time. what you have with andy, it's an interesting story, what he's talking about his something that's unique in terms of the role that marijuana plays in the economy there. he's sort of the most expressive candidate in that race when it comes to his support for legalization. but he's not the only candidate running up there who supports it. it's becoming in that neck of the woods something you have to do if you want to be a successful...