different way than how it began. because as some people get rich by selling pot, which you might say, that s fine, that s going to be business nowadays. others are still stuck in prison right now for doing the same thing. it s a cycle of discrimination i have talked to you right here on the beat. it s also one msnbc is spotlighted in a new documentary about one of the people still paying for all this, michael thompson. as the state of michigan takes on recreational sales of marijuana, munn man is sitting in the muskegon jail. he sold three pounds of marijuana in the 90s. thompson is considered the longest incarcerated nonviolent offender in michigan s history. last night, msnbc aired what you just saw a clip of, the sentence of michael thompson, as well as a brand-new interview where just did with mr. thompson, who spent the bulk of his adult life incarcerated
support that habit and ended up in federal prison. and i don t blame you entirely, but that was a pivotal moment for sure. i mean, i was a pot dealer before that, and that was part of my crime. you know, i had two marijuana priors, but, god, it sent me in a horrible direction. not only did it impact me and, of course, pat, who s no longer here, our families, your family, josh s family. did you carry some guilt over patrick s oh, yeah. yeah. so i don t know if you realize, but pat the only reason he was on my couch was because we drank that night and i told him he could crash on the couch. and he ended up getting killed. because i was, you know, selling pot and you guys decided to target me, man. this guy would be alive today if i didn t offer the couch or maybe if i wasn t selling pot or, you know you know. there s nothing that justifies me coming into your space and doing that. and nothing you could have done would have prevented that. that was that s mine to own. there
you know. eventually, i robbed a bank to support that habit and ended up in federal prison. and i don t blame you entirely, but that was a pivotal moment for sure. i mean, i was a pot dealer before that, and that was part of my crime. you know, i had two marijuana priors, but, god, it sent me in a horrible direction. not only did it impact me and, of course, pat, who s no longer here, our families, your family, josh s family. did you carry some guilt over patrick s oh, yeah. yeah. so i don t know if you realize, but pat the only reason he was on my couch was because we drank that night and i told him he could crash on the couch. and he ended up getting killed. because i was, you know, selling pot and you guys decided to target me, man. this guy would be alive today if i didn t offer the couch or maybe if i wasn t selling pot or, you know you know. there s nothing that justifies me coming into your space and doing that. and nothing you could have done would have prevented th
these regimes are bad and perform anyway, they only either donate the money to charity once they are exposed. yes. like almost like social justice laundry day. kanye west getting 3 million. you can imagine paying kanye west $3 million to do what? he is cool, man. if you are going to take that money from the bad guys don t come back and tell us that the bad guys are bad. don t do that ladies, thank you. when we come right back, miller on putin celebrities selling pot and mark surkberg building robots for everybody. the d-man is next.
cannabis meets capitalism? next hour you re going to meet this businessman who s cashing in on selling pot, but struggling to find a bank to hold all the cash. also tomorrow night cnn s new original series high profits follows two visionaries with the plan to be the first ever moguls of marijuana. high profits series premiere tomorrow night 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. just ahead, hillary clinton is trying to win over liberals by taking hedge funds to task over tax rates. but could she bite the hand that is feeding her campaign coffers? that s coming up. first, each year our dr. sanjay gupta selects six cnn viewers to join his fit nation team. they have eight months to get in shape and train for a tie@lawn. he caught up with one participant, erica moore. forfeit nation athlete erica moore, her size was never a concern. i have a lot of self confidence. i ve never been ashamed of my