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A moment to pause and take a deeper dive. the politics of pot will undoubtedly take stage in the 2016 election. frances has a look at what people are saying about it. >> looking at the politics of pot some say the 2016 will be the marijuana election or at least take on some central issues here as marijuana becomes less taboo. there are 23 states that have relaxed pot laws in some form but four states as you can see here in the neon green that have legalized recreational use of pot. those states alaska and organize, in the neon green. pot is also legal in the nation's capital and could be legal...

Policy, which says if you smoked pot in the last three years, forget about it, you're not fbi material. >> comey later said he's anti-pot and he isn't planning to change the way the three-year ban operates. but the fact is, folks, this is 2014. look at this. medical marijuana is legal in 21 states. smoking for fun is okay in two. some cities have even made it legal. and more than a dozen states are rethinking their current pot laws. so should the fbi and for that matter should corporate america be rethinking their policies, too? >> we are joined again by marc lamont hill and kevin madden. so g...

Has to work with boehner to move forward. >> amy, the last kumbaya chance. >> absolutely. i think they want to see people working together. we also want it to put the brakes on bad legislation? need be. >> there you have it. moving on, days since colorado legalized marijuana. and oh, how the dominos are falling. coming up, a new state is set to ease its pot laws. we will tell you who, with the details, next.

Marijuana. three cities in michigan relaxing their pot laws. how long before it's legal where you leave. and the money lead. it looks suspiciously like a big mac. and is that as worthless a bucket of pink slime? good afternoon, i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we'll begin with the national lead. chris christie could he end of challenging president obama. but at least the president is being a good sport about it. sources tell me president obama called governor christie. he was so far ahead had the polls that his victory wasn't in

Outlines and clarifies new pot laws. vivian mcpeak is the executive director of seattle hempfest. vivian, good to see you. operation orange fingers. what do you make of this? >> well, brooke, hempfest is a free speech event. if the seattle police department wants to get their message out with bags of doritos, we support their free speech. while we're talking about doritos, the cost of prohibition to american taxpayers the $42 billion a year. >> so is there much confusion among pot smokers in washington state as far as what they can do, where they can't smoke it, et cetera? have you seen that i...