medical marijuana. so there's big money at stake and these interest groups have been willing to flex their muscle. >> lee fang from "the nation." thank you so much. the subjects of the article that lee wrote, we talked about, is former rhode island congressman patrick kennedy, a man who struggled with addiction, particularly prescription drugs. as lee fang's article points out, kennedy's project, s.a.m., is the most visible group opposing marijuana law reform. joining me now is patrick kennedy. and mr. kennedy, why did you choose to make this the kind of cause of your post-congressional career? >> well, as you know, chris, i was the author of the mental health addiction equity act which went into effect on july 1st this year. that changes health care as we know it because now mental health and addiction will be covered like all other illnesses. and that is a sea change in health care. so i found myself going around to the different states to promote really implementation of the mental health law and then i