Bill Murray on Recreational Marijuana

[pokerfan]

Well that’s a large question, isn’t it? Because you’re talking about recreation, which everyone is in favor of. You are also talking about something that has been illegal for so many years, and marijuana is responsible for such a large part of the prison population, for the crime of self-medication. And it takes millions and billions of dollars by incarcerating people for this crime against oneself as best can be determined.

People are realizing that the war on drugs is a failure, that the amount of money spent, you could have bought all the drugs with that much money rather than create this army of people and incarcerated people.

I think the terror of marijuana was probably overstated. I don’t think people are really concerned about it the way they once were. Now that we have crack and crystal and whatnot, people don’t even think about marijuana anymore, it’s like someone watching too many videogames in comparison.

The fact that states are passing laws allowing it means that its threat has been over-exagerated. Psychologists recommend smoking marijuana rather than drinking if you are in a stressful situation. These are ancient remedies, alcohol and smoking, and they only started passing laws against them 100 years ago.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/bill-murray-delivers-incredibly-persuasive-argument-in-favor-of-recreational-marijuana/

[Fumesucker]

1. Useless without pictures

[pokerfan]

2. Don't drive angry!

[progressoid]

3. Bill Fucking Murray

[Cha]

4. Exactly.. I'm really happy about that!.. also "Recreational MJ is great and all..

thanks pokerfan

[AAO]

7. I swear I read once that Henry Ford used hemp to build a car

and the body was stronger than steel ( or sum such hype) . I'm still curious if anyone else heard of this.

[Cha]

9. I read it.. it's mind boggling!

[AAO]

16. found a good video of the hemp car

[Cha]

17. Thank you, AAO.. I'll check it out.

[AAO]

18. You are so lucky to live in Kaua'i

I was there for a week once and want to go back someday if I ever win the lottery. Such a beautiful little island.

[joshcryer]

5. He did a Reddit AMA today and the top comment was Snoop talking about smoking:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vhjag/bill_murray_here_ok_ill_talk_ill_talk/



edit: DOH! I didn't see his recreational marijuana comment in that thread! Nor did I even read the OP's link before posting. My bad!

[raven mad]

6. Bill Murray. One of my all time comedic favorites.

Stoned is as stoned does.

[WinkyDink]

8. There she was, just a-walkin' down the street....

[raven mad]

12. Do wah diddy.............. that will be i my head all day -

and it's only 6:15 a.m. here!

[riderinthestorm]

10. The war on drugs is a failure. Decriminalize now! Go Bill! nt

[B Calm]

11. I don't understand why it's taking so long for the federal government to get

off their ass and legalize it. I always thought the government was we the people. We the people want it legalized!

[Coyotl]

13. This needs to be a 2014 Congressional election issue.

Time to separate the conservatives and the liberals on this front instead of on false fear of an imagined global enemy.

[Romulox]

15. They'll have to find someone else to fill the for-profit prisons in lieu of the potheads before the

Federal Government will ever agree to legalization. It's as simple as that.

[RainDog]

14. k&r n/t