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While delivering his remarks at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner, comedian Jimmy Kimmel addressed the issue of marijuana legalization. "What is with the marijuana crackdown? Seriously, what is the concern? We will deplete the nation's Funyun supply?" Kimmel said. "Pot smokers vote too. Sometimes a week after the election, but they vote." Kimmel then posed a challenge to the crowd, which was made up of celebrities like Kim Kardashian and George Clooney. "I would like everyone in this room to raise your hand if you've never smoked pot," Kimmel said. Few hands went up.
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POT TV - Where do the billions of dollars spent in the War on Drugs actually go? This video from RT looks at who is getting rich from tax dollars spent on drug enforcement in the US including the "addiction recovery industry", the "private prison industry", the "alcohol industry" and the "drug testing industry". The video includes an interview with Mike Riggs, associate editor of Reason Magazine Watch more videos on Pot TV

POT TV - Donald MacPherson of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition speaking at "Legalize, Tax, Regulate - Pot Prohibition in Canada", a panel on marijuana legalization held in Vancouver and organized by members of the Liberal Party of Canada. Part 1/2 http://drugpolicy.ca

From CTV News: "Crusaders pushing to legalize marijuana got a new ally today. BC's Chief Medical Health Officer and two of his colleagues in other provinces added their voices to a growing list of people calling for marijuana to be decriminalized. In a report, Dr. Perry Kendall says it is time for the Federal Government to start asking questions, such as how we could better restrict access to pot, is there a way of regulating and taxing it so the benefits come back to the Government, and society instead of into the hands of criminals.
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