The Young Turks: LA Overturns Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban
POT TV - Internet muckrakers The Young Turks discuss the overturning of Los Angeles' medical marijuana dispensary ban.
From The Young Turks on YouTube:
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Obama Calls On Hollywood to Make You Forget Medical Marijuana Raids
POT TV - President Obama calls out to all pot heads to support him this next election, but are his pleas simply Hollywood smoke and mirrors?
Henry Ford’s Hemp-Made Hemp-Powered Car
POT TV - US automobile industrialist Henry Ford designed cars made of hemp that were powered by hemp biofuel, and the vehicles were much stronger and more efficient than their steel-made gas-powered counterparts.
The the program was eventually discontinued and the cars were destroyed for unknown reasons.
Read more about Henry Ford's hemp-plastic car here and here.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: War on Drugs “A Failure”
POT TV - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who recently promised to veto a New Jersey bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, now says the Drug War is a "failure".
"The war on drugs, while well-intentioned, has been a failure," Christie said on Monday speaking at The Brookings Institution. "We're warehousing addicted people everyday in state prisons in New Jersey, giving them no treatment."
See his comments at 24:00 in the video above.
The Young Turks: Obama Second Term Plan For War on Drugs
POT TV - The Young Turks discuss a new article in GQ magazine theorizing on what Obama might do about the War on Marijuana in his second term.
From The Young Turks on YouTube:
"According to Ambinder, Obama's "aides and associates" say that the president is looking to prioritize reform, a reflection of the president's long-held beliefs that strict drug prohibition and enforcement policies have done greater damage to society than good."
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/02/obama-drug-war_n_1643483.html
From Under the Influence with Marijuana Man: Independence or Dependence Day?
POT TV - Get high and talk pot with with Marijuana Man and Al the Alchemist LIVE every Wednesday at 4PM Pacific on From Under the Influence. July 4 is Independence Day in the USA, and we'll discuss (and illustrate) our dependence on cannabis.
WATCH TODAY at 4PM Pacific (7 Eastern)
We'll also review Canada's HIGH-class birthday celebration in Vancouver on Cannabis Day 2012. See CC's photo collection from this year's event.
Richard Lee’s Award at HIGH TIMES Bay Area Medical Cannabis Cup 2012
POT TV - California marijuana activist and founder of Oaksterdam University Richard Lee is presented a lifetime achievement award at the HIGH TIMES Bay Area Medical Cannabis Cup 2012.
Filmed from among the crowd at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, CA.
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition: Neill Franklin at the Boston NAACP
POT TV - Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Neill Franklin talks to Boston's NAACP chapter about the failed Drug War and solutions for solving our current legal crisis.
Visit the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition website.
Congressman To DEA Administrator: “Is Heroin Worse For Someone’s Health Than Marijuana?”
POT TV - Democratic Congressman Jared Polis had some tough questions for DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart about the differences between marijuana and other drugs. Sadly, she didn't really answer any of them.
Watch Congressman Steve Cohen bombarding Leonhart with another round of questions.
The Young Turks: New Marijuana Crackdown Tactic By Obama Admin
POT TV - Internet newsies The Young Turks discuss decriminalization Rhode Island's an the ongoing crackdown on medical marijuana by President Barack Obama.
From the TYT on YouTube:
Rhode Island has decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Meanwhile in California, Los Angeles federal prosecutors are filing asset-forfeiture lawsuits in a backdoor attempt to close medical cannabis dispensaries. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss President Obama's crackdown on The Young Turks.
