Obama to Young People: Climate Change More Important than Marijuana

SMITH For young people ░░░░░░░░ am sorry but if ░░░░░░░░ legalize marijuana would be ░░░░░░░░ biggest of your party ░░░░░░░░ What are your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ that OBAMA First of ░░░░░░░░ it shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ people s biggest priority ░░░░░░░░ Laughs Right It was ░░░░░░░░ most popular OBAMA I ░░░░░░░░ because sometimes on the ░░░░░░░░ House web site and ░░░░░░░░ we get the same ░░░░░░░░ let s put it ░░░░░░░░ perspective Young people I ░░░░░░░░ this is important to ░░░░░░░░ but you should be ░░░░░░░░ about climate change the ░░░░░░░░ jobs war and peace ░░░░░░░░ way at the bottom ░░░░░░░░ should be thinking about ░░░░░░░░ I d separate out ░░░░░░░░ issue of the criminalization ░░░░░░░░ marijuana from encouraging its ░░░░░░░░ I think there is ░░░░░░░░ doubt that our criminal ░░░░░░░░ system in general is ░░░░░░░░ heavily skewed toward cracking ░░░░░░░░ on non violent drug ░░░░░░░░ that it has not ░░░░░░░░ had a terrible on ░░░░░░░░ on many communities particularly ░░░░░░░░ of color rendering a ░░░░░░░░ of folks unemployable because ░░░░░░░░ got a felony record ░░░░░░░░ prison sentences It costs ░░░░░░░░ huge amount of money ░░░░░░░░ the states and a ░░░░░░░░ of states are starting ░░░░░░░░ figure that out But ░░░░░░░░ I am encouraged by ░░░░░░░░ you re starting to ░░░░░░░░ not just liberal Democrats ░░░░░░░░ some very conservative Republicans ░░░░░░░░ this doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ including sort of the ░░░░░░░░ wing of a Republican ░░░░░░░░ SMITH They see the ░░░░░░░░ OBAMA They see the ░░░░░░░░ and how costly is ░░░░░░░░ to incarcerate So we ░░░░░░░░ actually be able to ░░░░░░░░ some progress on the ░░░░░░░░ side At a certain ░░░░░░░░ if enough states end ░░░░░░░░ decriminalizing then Congress may ░░░░░░░░ reschedule marijuana But I ░░░░░░░░ say the folks ill ░░░░░░░░ and decriminalization is not ░░░░░░░░ panacea Do we feel ░░░░░░░░ same way about the ░░░░░░░░ Do we feel the ░░░░░░░░ way about coke How ░░░░░░░░ crack How about heroine ░░░░░░░░ there is a legitimate ░░░░░░░░ about the overall effect ░░░░░░░░ has on a society ░░░░░░░░ particularly vulnerable parts of ░░░░░░░░ society Substance abuse generally ░░░░░░░░ and illegal substances is ░░░░░░░░ problem Locking somebody up ░░░░░░░░ 20 years is probably ░░░░░░░░ the best strategy and ░░░░░░░░ s something that we ░░░░░░░░ to rethink as society ░░░░░░░░ a whole.”