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Fox News Marijuana Straw Man on Legalization?

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With a kind of marijuana legalization on the ballot in California as Proposition 19 this November, it's not surprising to see our friends at Fox picking up the pace on the marijuana misinformation in a series called "Going to Pot" that included a segment rebutting a straw man argument for marijuana legalization with a very weak anti-legalization argument and went on to spread a series of anti-marijuana myths while purporting to debunk pro-legalization "myths" as I show in this video.
The clips I use of Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade interviewing Bishop Ron Allen come from a segment on the Fox News program "Fox and Friends" broadcast on August 28, 2010, which is available online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH5vCiUO5Cs
The image I use of my July 2007 video titled "Fox News Gets Reefer Madness Over So-Called Killer Marijuana" comes from the YouTube player page at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcPF59CoGvs
The images I use of "Yes on 19" information on California marijuana arrests come from the webpage at http://yeson19.com/node/97
The charts I use of showing racial discrimination in California marijuana arrests come from the Drug Policy Alliance webpage at http://www.drugpolicy.org/docUploads/Targeting_Blacks_for_Marijuana_06_29_10.pdf
And, finally, the fact sheet I show debunking marijuana myths about being overly potent and a "gateway drug" comes from the Drug Policy Alliance webpage at http://drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths

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FUCK FOX NEWS ( 4 months ago by myaccountbrad)

FUCK FOX NEWS

Array ( 4 months ago by cptorangutang2)

@TeaJay83
Regardless, they are my lungs to do with as I see fit, not your's, and not my government's.

Array ( 4 months ago by cptorangutang2)

@TeaJay83
Regardless, they are my lungs to do with as I see fit, not your's, and not my government's.

Dude you are ... ( 4 months ago by CrazyCaylen)

Dude you are awesome! Finally someone tailing a look at Fox and gathering the facts that these idiots completely forget about. Thank you!

its my body and ... ( 3 months ago by doxis22)

its my body and mind, fuck the "MAN", free country my ass

@Fpslover237 If I ... ( 3 months ago by kokofan50)

@Fpslover237 If I remember right coca leafs aren't illegal in the US.

Thanks for the ... ( 3 months ago by newcastle1919)

Thanks for the video. I used it for a school assignment. :)

@TeaJay83 We ... ( 3 months ago by Elle7491)

@TeaJay83 We aren't designed to drink milk or eat bread either.

So why did they get ... ( 3 months ago by crazyinsane500)

So why did they get a random hobo off the street and start asking him questions about stuff he isn't an expert on? If they're going to call him a bishop they should ask him questions about the theological reprecussions of it.

Array ( 3 months ago by arsenalskate123)

@annoythefish
that's very true. i guess i was thinking about the situation i was in. my friend-friend's put some shit in it. crack/cocaine. and i didn't know and i took one hit and it fucked me up. lol

@TeaJay83 except ... ( 3 months ago by durhamdf)

@TeaJay83 except the only large scale clinical study of the health effects of marijuana (conducted by UCLA) showed a NEGATIVE correlation between marijuana use and cancer rates which completely contradicted the original assumptions of the experiment that there would be at least a small positive correlation between cancer rates and marijuana use. Anyways, yours sounds like an argument for why more scientific research should be done. We don't ban things THEN check to see if the science backs it up

international ... ( 3 months ago by WeAskThePeople)

international NARCOTIC DRUGS act 1961 .. that is USA LEGACY of IGNORANCE
no regulations , no taxes , no prisons , no DEA SWAT raids.
VOTE>>>>>>>>>>
NO PROHIBITION <<<<<<<<<<<<
VOTE
NO GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION ! ? nick off OBAMA. !
FREEDOM & HUMAN RIGHTS. No compromise.
GO the TOMATO MODEL. ... free to GROW & USE as we DECIDE..
USA government is full of IDEOLOGICAL MORALIST FUNDAMENTALIST morons.
power corrupts , money perverts , religions are blinkered.

does any1 notice, ... ( 1 month ago by imthetank3)

does any1 notice, the youtibe video within the youtube video even tho its playing, its still on the 0:00 . on topic: fuck the goverment

@TeaJay83 Following ... ( 1 month ago by amoungthefree)

@TeaJay83 Following that logic we should not have alcohol or ciggarettes.

@WeAskThePeople ya ... ( 1 month ago by TeaJay83)

@WeAskThePeople ya sure so we have junkies used pot and other hard drugs in the parks and streets so young children can find the needles and shit, human litter terribly and that is just garbage imagine what the litter would be if junkies were allowed to use out in the open

@TeaJay83 ... hi , ... ( 1 month ago by WeAskThePeople)

@TeaJay83 ... hi , that is what's happenning now ,,, look into the Swiss model . where they give junk away free to addicts in injecting rooms.. clean , controlled known grades of stuff.. the outcome of such an strategy was to completely stifle illegal sales in that area it was trialled. , the addicts had safe place to deal with their addiction with doctors & medical help on site. with consultation & social workers there to help... what happened, ?

@TeaJay83 drug use ... ( 1 month ago by WeAskThePeople)

@TeaJay83 drug use & deaths along with crime went plummeted.. because there was no market for drug dealers...soon after this trial ..the Swiss government implemented this strategy across the country in all main cities.. a brilliant policy that works so well, that the Danish government didn't even do a trial , they just copied the same idea. please find out & do a search .

reuters.com/article ... ( 1 month ago by WeAskThePeople)

reuters.com/article/2010/10/25/us-swiss-drugs-idUSTRE69O3VI20101025

Who's spreading ... ( 1 month ago by WlatPziupp)

Who's spreading misinformation, myths and rumors?
BOTH!
Pro-legalization people and anti-legalization people both pick and chose from the facts, and present them as they like!
Just fucking legalize it and let the stoners get stoned already. Why should other people care?
But please, both of you. Stop lying your asses off

BULLSHIT ( 1 month ago by TheDreadhead85)

BULLSHIT

Hay -- In the ... ( 1 month ago by troutfish70)

Hay -- In the Province of Ontario Canada About 50 lbs per bale Sold for 3.00 per in the late 90's It takes heavy equipment to harvest it and bale it Marijuana ............ how much do you think 50 lbs of the stuff would cost ? Its high in price because its illegal ..... and keep in mind Hay needs heavy equipment to harvest and Marijuana requires a pair of friggin scissors Either gangs control it or government does Clearly the gov and gang formed a partnership and gov knows better than to fiddle

oh the media...they ... ( 1 month ago by DispensariesTV)

oh the media...they always play dirty pool!

I normally ... ( 17 hours ago by KuhEssen)

I normally disagree with you. I have come to dislike you. However, I appreciate your input on this issue. Thank you