We look at the growing movement for drug decriminalization that is moving ahead in the United States and being amplified by former heads of state from around the around.
Mason Tvert of the Marijuana Policy Project -- www.mpp.org -- was a guest on MSNBC to discuss the NFL's hypocritical marijuana policy and the billboards MPP posted around the Super Bowl to highlight it. Most of the guests on the panel, including two former NFL players, agreed that the league should move toward a policy that allows players to use marijuana for medical purposes.
VIBE - Marijuana legalization in the United States made tremendous strides in 2013. States such as Colorado and Washington legalized the use of recreational weed and more are expected to follow this year.
"In an interview published Sunday by the New Yorker, President Obama said pot is no more dangerous than alcohol — and that marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington state is an "important" move towards a more just legal system.