category except it s much more beneficial to people than alcohol or tobacco? one of the reasons it s going to be difficult to regulate there will be people on television saying things like it s beneficial to people. it is. it s just not. it is extraordinary for creativity. relaxation. where is it in the hierarchy of harms? it may not be as harmful as tobacco or heroin. but it s clearly harmful. as you said it impairs the development of the teenage brain. [ overlapping speakers ] let david finish. the question we all are going to discover in ten years or 12 when this industry takes place, it is going to be like the casinos. we do not now look back at the harm that legalized casino gambling, slot machines have done but they ve done enormous harm concentrated on the bottom third of society. because we re very good at ignoring the bottom third of society. what harm does marijuana do to the adult brain, david? what harm? we are going to see people
alex castellanos, david frump, if it is legalized more adults are able to use it. by extension won t it spread down to kids? if more adults have access to it. right now it s spreading out from kids to adults. better for it to be controlled in a legal, regulated regimen like alcohol in which the adults can use it responsibly and tell your kids wait until you re grown up to do this. after you have really strong laws to prevent use by teenagers. you can do that and they are doing that in colorado. they re making real progress. that s like adults saying to kids wait don t drink alcohol. we re drinking wine every night at dinner having beers or vodkas when we get home or don t do it yourselves. that s a hard message to tell to kids. that s what parents told it kids forever. did you listen? i listened. what do you tell your
decision up to families and that responsibility to families doesn t mean you can give your 17-year-old talking about a drug that makes teenage boys drive slow. you know? there is an up side. there are huge up sides. there s creativity. there s relaxation. the adolescent brain is a serious thing. that s what i tell my kids. as a parent i m going to say hey, besweetheart, have a toke. i m not going to say that to my teenager. i said to my nephew who asked me about it. i said look, wait until you re out of college. then enjoy it like you enjoy wine and all sorts of other things to make your life better. more people die from tobacco and will continue to die from tobacco than they ever will from marijuana. and alcohol. we re talking about health and safety. alcohol is far worse for people than marijuana. david i know you want to come in. i wanted to suggest comparison here is not to alcohol but to the casino gambling industry.
good evening, everyone, i m erin burnett and outfront tonight live from jer ruse level the old city is behind me, as you can see the walls. just a few hours ago, the sirens went off in the city people stopping on the sides of the streets in honor of the beginning of memorial day. later on this week exit will be the 64th anniversary of the state of israel. it is an important week in this country and and it is an important decision whether to strike or not strike iran, a conversation topic at dinner tables around the world and crucial election issue in the united states as well. matters a whole lot to americans, barack obama, mitt romney. i had a rare conversation with benjamin netanyau at his home today. we talked about iran, mitt romney, barack obama and a whole lot more as he opened up at his home. mr. prime minister, thank you so much for inviting us and letting us come and see your home. well, welcome to jerusalem. take a look around. we came here to your courtyard.
we also have ron brownstein and will cain, nephew of herman cain. brother from another mother. roland martin here shaking his head. oh, my goodness. way too much soul in here. haven t seen him since the family reunion. right. we have a lot to talk about this morning. we have former new hampshire governor john sununu is going to join us, the chairman is going to be here as well. former we re going to talk to you about this big announcen t about who you are endorsing which honestly confused the heck out of me. virginia governor bob mcdonald is going to be with us as well. south carolina congressman jim clyburn is going to join us. we re going to talk to those reporters who broke the news on the maryanne geingricgingrich. kind of hard talking. nothing going on. nothing at all. light morning. first, though, let s get to some of the other stories a are pappi i happening. we re going to shatart in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for shooting dow