Harvard Economist on why marijuana should be legalized

September 3, 2009 - 4:18 am

http://www.truehigh.com — Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron deconstructs the reasons why the war on drugs needs to stop. From the documentary HIGH: The True Tale of American Marijuana, out now on DVD and iTunes:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GFBO0S?ie=UTF8&tag=narphonaxcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001GFBO0S

iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/clnqw2

Netflix: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/High_The_True_Tale_of_American_Marijuana/70107058?lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=543694952_0_0

Duration : 0:4:38


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25 Responses to “Harvard Economist on why marijuana should be legalized”

  1. fudge1monkey Says:

    erm… did you …
    erm… did you notice the satire? X_X

  2. NishMaster99 Says:

    unless ur running …
    unless ur running those other companies, i have no clue why u give a . worry bout ur own and let other people worry bout theirs. dont make a case on someone else’s behalf

  3. supportourtroops93 Says:

    Amen Amen Amen! …
    Amen Amen Amen! your brilliant. can i get an AMEN?

  4. Lethas1 Says:

    I have a dream. …
    I have a dream. Waking up one morning without being afraid of living in a nasty country and getting my raped or getting in trouble with dangerous people for trying to buy something LESS DANGEROUS THAN ALCOHOL AND TABACCO! when the other two I mentioned are perfectly legal, less fun and more dangerous.

    People do dangerous drugs that contain baking soda and/or other dangerous chemicals (crack) due to putting safe drugs like marijuana on their black lists of “dirty drugs”. ridiculous.

  5. fudge1monkey Says:

    no! cannabis …
    no! cannabis shouldnt be legalized!
    who would want to take a drug that is safer than every other recreational drug out there, legal or not.
    we cant legalize cannabis! or else alcohol and cigarette companies will lose money!
    cannabis shuuld never be legalized! because then people would see the lies the government spin about it!

    “two types of people in the world, the people that read about things and people that experience it, i know who i would listen to”

  6. doublexnchuck Says:

    lol what they say …
    lol what they say im afraid to show mine.

  7. tarquash Says:

    i love how the WAR …
    i love how the WAR ON DRUGS doesnt include the things that men make in labs, but includes something you can find with nothing but soil, water, air, and sunshine :]]]

  8. hayunspain Says:

    Surely, people who …
    Surely, people who are against the legal use of marihuana will complain if someone stop selling sleeping pills…which one is worst?

  9. trace8891 Says:

    Be careful …
    Be careful promoting marijuana, any slip up can give someone an excuse to smear the image! And they will, the hypocrites will stop at no cost to slander the name of the healing plant. Don’t be negative , just respond with truth and education

  10. keggerous Says:

    i totally know what …
    i totally know what ur talkin about but ive reached a lvl were i dont really do that anymore maybe because i grew up a bit but i think really anything not just drugs can become addictive…such as sex…theft…abuse…lying…eating i could go on and on. just because some ppl go over board like u and i did doesnt mean we should keep denying ppl the right to smoke it.

  11. dumorius Says:

    if you want to …
    if you want to watch a good movie about pot check out the union, will blow your mind, i even made my parents watch it

  12. dumorius Says:

    if you think pot …
    if you think pot isnt addictive then you havent been smoking it for long enough. It may be one of the least addicting drugs (off the top of my head i’d say mushrooms are less, im sure there are others) but wait till you smoke for 7 years straight and all of a sudden it goes dry, as your scraping your pipe out for 1 resin hit remember this post

  13. dani1978el Says:

    Lo que está …
    Lo que está diciendo este señor es obvio.

  14. HapaLife Says:

    lol, someone is …
    lol, someone is angry at the United States. But then again the haters are always the most envious. America <3

  15. nottobright224 Says:

    ok im a pot smoker …
    ok im a pot smoker and it es me off when people call me an addict. pot is not addictive dumb es. i would never do anything like cocain ex or heroine cuz one its a major dumb move and two im not putting chemicals in my body for a high and three never do a drug named after a part of ur own like crack. oh and i love my girlfriend and im not risking an od and kill myself for a high! pot should be leagal other stuff no.

  16. jacksalley Says:

    I dont agree with …
    I dont agree with your Needle thouights but other things yes

  17. robwithanr Says:

    Oh, yes. I have …
    Oh, yes. I have done a decent amount of “research” with psychedelics.

  18. FeelOfFriction Says:

    You are right, I …
    You are right, I was expecting some solid facts and numbers, not opinions.

  19. FeelOfFriction Says:

    Have you explored …
    Have you explored psychedelics? If not, I recommend you look into the subject.

  20. cheatdath Says:

    genius
    genius

  21. rangerslad89 Says:

    yeah america is so …
    yeah america is so ed up as it without drugs being legal their its alright in holland weed being legal because the dutch are alright not the ing american ers the yanks

  22. robwithanr Says:

    Looking at the …
    Looking at the amount of people who want marijuana decriminalized, why is it not?

    Are we not currently living in a country that was founded on the idea that the people should decide what is legal or illegal?

    When did we start letting the government tell us what we want?

    This flaw of the human condition is starting to make me sick.

  23. mattdogg65 Says:

    woah wait how would …
    woah wait how would legalizing weed reduce HIV infection?? You don’t shoot up weed lol what the is he talking about, is he just talking about drugs in general or just weed…….LEGALIZE IT ALREADY!

  24. drummerfreak2 Says:

    the research shown …
    the research shown to kill brain cells from marijuana usage was used on primates where they put oxygen masks on them and pumped the smoke into the oxygen mask. Since they had no way to take in oxygen from the continuing flow of smoke it caused brain damage. This showed up in the “Studies” and “research” later. we tested on humans the normal way you take in smoke it shows that it not only doesn’t kill brain cells but it in numerous cases stimulates brain cell activity…know where you get info…

  25. joelaroint1 Says:

    Ron Paul said it …
    Ron Paul said it best…… let the states deside… majority rules….if something gets voted in that you absolutely can not live with then you are free to leave the state!!!! If you don’t like majority rules your in the wrong country!!!!!!! go to russia or china….
    LET THE STATES DESIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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