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>> successful artist. his canvass sell for up to $25,000. >> it's my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that it's a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me apprehensive, maybe a little paranoid. just too analytical. >> can you get paranoid and have disorganized thinki...

That's something that painter amir says helps him be more creative. >> successful artist. his canvass sell for up to $25,000. >> it's my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that it's a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me apprehensive, maybe a little paranoid. just ...

>> successful artist. his canvass sell for up to $25,000. >> it's my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that it's a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me apprehensive, maybe a little paranoid. just too analytical. >> can you get paranoid and have disorganized thinki...

Offense crime. he was not able to function in general population. >> i've been diagnosed with clinical depression and extreme stressful situations. i hear voices, noise-induced paranoia. anxiety attacks. sometimes when you get into a big crowd, you know, your mental illness seems to just explode. and it got to the point where i didn't want to live anymore. i just wanted to kill myself, you know, my mental illness was so bad. >> terry was transferred to the rtu, where he received treatment to help him cope with this stressful environment. >> i was given some one-on-one therapy, and i was also p...

Finish real quick. doctor, why don't you think pot should be legalized? >> yeah. let's get something straight. all right? these people, their specialty is pr. it is not addiction. i've been involved in addiction field for almost 25, 30 years based on also me being an addict. okay? i deal with this day in and day out. how dare they tell me what i'm saying is not true when i treat individuals who have panic attacks, anxiety attacks, who cannot sleep who have major impulse control issues because they've been smoking pot every day for five years, three years, ten years. lack of motivation. these a...