what we re going to see now is how much do we talk about liberty, talk about actual freedom and how much do we talk about not locking people up for nonviolent consensual behavior? there will be negative consequences as with any new revelation or law. the fact is, we have to stop putting people in jail for this. that does seem to be the consensus here, even among most people i heard who want to keep this illegal. they say, look, there are gross disparities here that need to be addressed. i want to thank alan st. pierre with the national organization for the reform of marijuana laws, jeffrey reynolds, long island council on alcoholism and drug depend aens. shifting gears, can you sum up liberalism in four words? one of our guests says he can do it in two. [ male announcer ] this is the story of the dusty basement at 1406 35th street the old dining table at 25th and hoffman. .and the little room above the strip mall off roble avenue. this magic moment
educating them to the potential downside to marijuana. the fulcrum which this entire discussion rests upon regarding alcohol since we re not going to ban alcohol again or to that matter tobacco is that the use versus abuse. you re right. for those of us who use these products safely on our homes or private settings, this should not be a concern to the government. but nobody, certainly advocates, don t advance the idea of misusing and abusing the substances and we should have morets and values and civil and criminal pen alties that deter such. 21 and over. no one is encouraging or enabling use of young people lawfully. and i think that it is not quite the same as in terms of a public health menace as alcohol has been in the colonial days, the biggest drug problem is the same as today, alcohol. but no one died of a cannabis overdose. and great brownies today, steve. alan brought them. no, no. starbucks or something. we will i want to pick this up. there was an interesting som
going to prison if they do. i think we can agree that the war on drugs does not work, but we also know from the 1890s that totally unregulated use of drugs leads to devastating results, which is where part of the food and drug act came from. i think tonight s discussion will be interesting. two terrific guests tonight. i must say personal friend, patrick kennedy, an advocate for brain research, and alan st. pierre, the executive of normal, the national organization for reform of marijuana laws. patrick, you ve been up with the country about t. you ve also become a real leader in brain research, have done amazing work at brown university and elsewhere. all these people standing in line in colorado are doing something wrong and dangerous, to your perspective.
with everything that we observe in nature. it s going to be a fascinating debate, bill. thanks for coming in and discussing this. it sounds like it will be a fascinating debate. we will be watching. thank you. that s it for now. thank you very much. wolf blitzer will be in next week, and crossfire starts right now. tonight on crossfire , colorado experiments with marijuana. leave the weed smokers alone. weed has never killed nobody. as of this week, buying and selling pot is okay in colorado. should the rest of the country get in line? i think we are setting an example for other states. on the left, van jones. on the right newt gingrich. in the crossfire , alan st. pierre, who is leading the national fight for legalization. and former congressman patrick kennedy, who is against it. should marijuana be legal nationwide? tonight on crossfire.
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