Ethan Nadelmann Talks to CNBC About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado and Washington

This CNBC interview with Weedist Ethan Nadelmann which took place immediately following the election results was recently released by the Drug Policy Alliance. Trish Regan discusses the implications of legalized marijuana with Mr. Nadelmann as well as some of the Reefer Madness fears of legalization. Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance.

Ethan Nadelmann on CNBC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju8x6xzUKl0&rel=0

Ethan Nadelmann CNBC Interview Highlights

• Doesn’t this just create additional problems? (States versus Federal government) [0:31 mark]
• This is not an issue that the Whitehouse or the Congress is going to lead [1:25 mark]
• The economic depression really moved alcohol prohibition forward [2:07 mark]
• This is NOT a pro-pot vote [2:33 mark]
• Do you want to use the states as laboratories to change Federal law? [3:07 mark]
• It is about recognizing that the large majority of American that use marijuana do so safely and responsibly [3:45 mark]

We at Weedist tip our hat to Ethan Nadelmann and the Drug Policy Alliance as well as all of the others who have worked so hard in public to bring the truth forward about cannabis. We still have a long road ahead, but the dam is beginning to break and the ignorance of the general public can now be addressed from outside the shadowy veil of “illegal drugs”.