For a while at least, former vice president and noted non-scientist Al Gore made quite a nice living for himself by traveling around the planet claiming that “the science was settled” when it came to global warming. Comedian and Fox News contributor Steven Crowder takes at look at marijuana legalization in his new video, throwing a wrench in the “settled science” that marijuana, while increasingly legal, is harmless.
While Crowder does allow that there are Constitutional arguments to be made for legalizing marijuana, those he spoke with in Ann Arbor, Mich., especially the younger interviewees, chose to argue that the safety of the drug is main issue — and they’re convinced it’s harmless.
https://twitter.com/llondo/status/273296663102238720
The comments on the video are disturbing. Most young people think Marijuana = completely harmless. http://t.co/jzkf4nPo
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) November 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/ArcaneShield/status/273546633755652096
https://twitter.com/To_B_Fair/status/273418742229237761
@scrowder Great timing – I'm Heading to Springfield this AM to lobby against "medical" marijuana right now…well done Steven
— Winning Agent (@WinningAgent) November 27, 2012
To all you "free the weed" people that say pot is harmless, you may want to see this from @scrowder –> http://t.co/rmc2smg1
— JeromeFox (@cabinetmeeting) November 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/KevinWGlass/status/273495088473178112
Yeah, college kids — what do they know?
https://twitter.com/katearthsis/status/273312305972916224
In addition to his investigation of pot’s health effects, Crowder also challenges the notion that legalizing pot nationally would lead to a massive emptying of the prisons. Not everyone is convinced by the video, though, and many point to the medicinal uses which form the basis of many legalization efforts.
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https://twitter.com/ScottSawitz/status/273241801442340864
@scrowder My neighbor with MS has definitely improved her quality of life using marijuana. Daily pain way down. Try talking to the patients.
— May Berry (@MBtherealme) November 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/llondo/status/273307362473955329
While pro- and anti-legalization advocates battle it out on Twitter, Crowder notes that they do so in an environment where more and more states are legalizing marijuana while curbing other “vices,” such as New York City’s banning of sodas larger than 16 ounces.
https://twitter.com/Colin_Kennedy24/status/273501198030602240
At least the UN agrees with @scrowder on keeping marijuana illegal: http://t.co/h8Eu49DQ #tcot #tlot
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) November 27, 2012
@GaltsGirl ban trans fats & large sodas: conservative outrage! Keep gov off our plate! Ban marijuana: it's for the greater good! @scrowder
— Harold Stickeehans (@StickeeNotes) November 27, 2012
@StickeeNotes Technically, I am a conservative. And I somehow do not need government to manage those decisions for me @scrowder
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) November 27, 2012
@GaltsGirl I'm a conservative/libertarian and I trust adults with what they choose to put in their own bodies. I'm not their dad. @scrowder
— Harold Stickeehans (@StickeeNotes) November 27, 2012
Crowder’s not our dad either, but he is like the cool uncle who makes great (and thoughtful) videos. If we’re going to argue that smoking marijuana is a right, let’s make sure our assumptions are right as well.
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