The Consequences of Marijuana Legalization | Ricardo Baca | TEDxMarin

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  • @johnallen2771
    @johnallen2771 3 роки тому +54

    I'm 70 and I've been ingesting cannabis for about 55 years now and this is the answer to "what about the kids"? When the kids are little you put them to bed and about a half hour later mom and dad get high at the kitchen table. When they get older you either go outside in the summer or take a walk to the park. Raised three kids and none of them ever knew we smoked. To me, cannabis is a sacred herbal plant that should be treated with respect and reverence.

    • @EDD519
      @EDD519 Рік тому

      but it don`t do squat for chronic pain !

    • @leeadickes7235
      @leeadickes7235 Рік тому

      ​@@EDD519it takes your mind off of it.

    • @diamantrose75
      @diamantrose75 9 місяців тому

      100% your kids knew you smoked

  • @AbuMousa33
    @AbuMousa33 5 років тому +55

    I’ve always had fear of weed till I visited Amsterdam, now I go there 2 to 4 times a year, just smoke weed and walk in the park, it shifted my thinking and life dramatically.

    • @Topagendadolla
      @Topagendadolla 4 роки тому

      Wait till you feel the same about other drugs. Watch crime decrease.

    • @AbuMousa33
      @AbuMousa33 4 роки тому +9

      @@Topagendadolla i actually feel the same about all drugs, but the fact that i wont touch other drugs is because they are spiked with other stuff to oblivion, and would KILL you. if it was in its pure form it would be much better.

    • @herooww2572
      @herooww2572 4 роки тому +1

      @@Topagendadolla *insert clown emoji here*

    • @mrrobot8973
      @mrrobot8973 4 роки тому +1

      @@herooww2572 you’re the the uneducated clown..look at how drug decriminalization has worked out in Amsterdam to educate yourself

  • @ballHand
    @ballHand 5 років тому +59

    Legalize marijuana

  • @lordcrunk4790
    @lordcrunk4790 5 років тому +31

    Got my first migraine when I was 13 (1985). After 30 years of mildly effective prescriptions (Caffergot, Sumatriptan Succinate Injections, buckets of Excedrin-Acetaminophen) I was gifted a tiny bud of weed in 2016. I woke to a migraine aura growing in my eye, remembered the bud, took 2 puffs of a bb sized amount. Those 2 puffs ZEROED ALL SYMPTOMS. Zero eye strain in bright light, zero nausea, zero head movement pain, zero tension, zero all pain. Anyone who says weed has no medical benefits are lying or mistaken.

    • @eminemilly
      @eminemilly 5 років тому +2

      It stops helping my migraines after a while plus I am prone to addictive behavior and find it hard to stop.

    • @lordcrunk4790
      @lordcrunk4790 5 років тому +3

      ​@@eminemilly Sorry, not fun. I'd suggest buying the minimal amount and definitely don't burn/smoke it. Buy a portable vape that only brings the bud to about 390˚F. You'll go through a very small amount that way and it should be much more effective. Also keep a complete log of everything you eat and track your headaches accordingly. Many of my headaches were kicked off by certain foods. Aged cheeses, wine, too much caffeine, food additives. Another natural product is called SunusPlumber headache nasal spray, it burns for a second but then provides some relief. And, also, don't sleep near a window where the sun shines on your face, that screwed with my eyes and set off headaches. Best of luck.

    • @clay07770
      @clay07770 5 років тому +2

      @Frank L Doubt it... I have the same issue with headaches and many prescriptions. It helps immensely in prevention, and if used at onset of headache, can stop it all together..
      It works better than the several prescription drugs I have tried including most of those listed above.
      It doesn't always work 100%, but is as effective for me and sometimes more than taking ibuprofen and Acetiminophen at the same time (which is what one doctor told me to do, but can't be good for stomach or liver over years of use!)

  • @jeffgebzer3429
    @jeffgebzer3429 5 років тому +68

    I'm an alcoholic. Weed controls my cravings for alcohol.Good medicine.

    • @harleyme3163
      @harleyme3163 4 роки тому +3

      and... it cant kill you unless you smoke it all day every day.. (its called suffocation) hehe... anyway thats a good thing man pot isn't addictive at all, habbit forming maybe.. smoked 30 years ago and just stopped.. now after the cancer I went back to smoking it. I dont believe anyone should call a plant thats oviously here for reason.. a DRUG..
      next thing you know some guy will get high smoking banana leave's and BOOM banana's a a dangerous drug.. LOL

    • @magnus3716
      @magnus3716 4 роки тому +2

      I was an alcoholic. Weed had zero impact. In fact, it made me drink more because I would get paranoid unless I had 3-4 beers first.

    • @mrrobot8973
      @mrrobot8973 4 роки тому +4

      Has saves my mother’s life who was given a year to live with extreme cirrhosis of the liver. Has helped buddies get off opioids as well..all reasons why it’s still federal illegal ..this is any big pharma and alchy co’s lobby against it

    • @mattharris2691
      @mattharris2691 3 роки тому

      @@magnus3716 the weed didn’t make you drink more the alcoholism did

    • @doobee3220
      @doobee3220 3 роки тому

      @@magnus3716 guess you have other issues then

  • @samuelmontypython8381
    @samuelmontypython8381 3 роки тому +3

    It’s sad that we even have to have a TED talk about legalizing cannabis. It shouldn’t have to become “legal”, there just shouldn’t be any legislation whatsoever because it’s a plant. There shouldn’t be a limit on personal possession, flowering plants at home, etc. the only thing that laws should apply to is sales, in which you sell cannabis to whoever and you record the sale and file a 1099 at the end of the tax year. Marijuana has been “legal” for the vast majority of history and its illicit status in modern times is a historical anomaly

  • @danielkatona8778
    @danielkatona8778 3 роки тому +5

    Who cares if it's bad for you or not? We are talking about the govermnent forbidding it to you. On this basis anything bad should be illegal, like alcohol, sugar, sleeping less than 7 hours, skateboarding, etc... If you couldn't possibly make a bad decision on your life what would it even mean?

  • @gouthamkumarsgv3231
    @gouthamkumarsgv3231 2 роки тому +3

    He explained benefits of marugiana. But I felt the Focus was on only on medical marugiana. He should have given his analysis on recreational

  • @fist_full_of_bacon521
    @fist_full_of_bacon521 4 роки тому +4

    Don’t criticize it legalize it ✌🏼

  • @roostershooter76
    @roostershooter76 3 роки тому +5

    When he said "Addition to marijuana" ... I laughed. There are absolutely zero addictive compounds in Cannabis. You may become psychologically dependent, but you will never become addicted.

  • @frankkahler1431
    @frankkahler1431 3 роки тому +3

    I drove a delivery truck, for the last dozen years of my career, stoned every day!!! Before i left the house in the morning, after lunch and bedtime!!!!!! BECAUSE OF THE PAIN RELIEF I WAS WILLING TO RISK IT!

  • @petergarcia8225
    @petergarcia8225 3 роки тому +3

    When I use this plant it makes me feel relaxed. If you say it is dangerous then why do we use prescription drugs and we don't regulate it as much when operating machinery.

    • @thomaskleven8314
      @thomaskleven8314 3 роки тому +2

      Even worse we have like 200 yrs of data stating that it us completely safe to use MJ.

  • @DylanGarciaaa
    @DylanGarciaaa 4 роки тому +6

    Legal or Illegal, Teen Cannabis use will always be high. It’s so easy to get it from a Classmate; and is a trend in high school.

    • @mrrobot8973
      @mrrobot8973 4 роки тому

      Good, have fun kids. I did and so did the vast majority of my friends ..didn’t ruin a single life 20 years later.

  • @salty1878
    @salty1878 5 років тому +12

    This is some good information for the generation.

  • @zl1David
    @zl1David 5 років тому +8

    If you're 50 and up then you might hear the resemblance in the speaker's voice to fitness "guru" Richard Simmons from 30 to 40 years ago..

    • @mrrobot8973
      @mrrobot8973 4 роки тому +3

      Don’t have to be 50 to know Richey and his spandex tights ..kinda hear it lol

  • @jerrybisbo3824
    @jerrybisbo3824 4 роки тому +5

    What we have is what we’ve had for many decades. Things are fine, the sky hasn’t fallen.

  • @dennistucker1153
    @dennistucker1153 4 роки тому

    Love this video...and Ricardo Baca.

  • @taichiroward5770
    @taichiroward5770 2 роки тому

    Shoot, I think I was 15 the 1st time I smoked MJ & still got to med school.

  • @derekhorlock1976
    @derekhorlock1976 Рік тому

    Legalized in Canada back in October 2018!

  • @COOL-vi9wu
    @COOL-vi9wu 3 роки тому +3

    If legal drug brings side effects, I wonder what illegal drug brings

  • @manuelfavata8683
    @manuelfavata8683 4 роки тому +1

    Legalization removes the cool factor for children now can we talk honestly.

  • @lipshamorrissey4636
    @lipshamorrissey4636 3 роки тому +2

    Everyone would be happy and there'd be world peace?

  • @NoNstoPNero
    @NoNstoPNero 3 роки тому

    This man is the problem why its still illegal

  • @petergarcia8225
    @petergarcia8225 3 роки тому +1

    The plant isn't for everyone like prescriptions drugs aren't for everyone. There are certain foods that give allergic reactions. I've had strands that made my eyes red and irritated but still managable. Ive had strands were I function better than when I am sober.

  • @EDD519
    @EDD519 Рік тому

    so if you can`t have your pot ! lock up pain meds !!

  • @mcozy333
    @mcozy333 4 роки тому +1

    1:57 - it makes me think Cannabis Plant . the actual name for the plant in the cannabaceae family

  • @9kevin7
    @9kevin7 3 роки тому

    I love this speech

  • @mikeletterst9882
    @mikeletterst9882 3 роки тому +2

    Weed is best

  • @philliphogan9002
    @philliphogan9002 5 років тому +7

    I always thought that the prohibitionist we're fullabulla!

  • @DonaldGerbino
    @DonaldGerbino 3 роки тому

    Drug dealers don't check I'ds but dispensaries will

  • @freedomwillring6749
    @freedomwillring6749 5 років тому +6

    Is this guy a dead ringer for Drew Carey or am I too stoned?

  • @grandfatherrecords
    @grandfatherrecords 3 роки тому

    He said nothing bad about it

  • @alverez9054
    @alverez9054 3 роки тому

    wanna take back what you said about that crime wave now LOL

  • @JaxRK1
    @JaxRK1 4 роки тому +3

    The crime wave definitely happened - I don’t know what this guy is talking about

    • @rockymountainhigh9379
      @rockymountainhigh9379 4 роки тому +2

      This guy is talking about logic and reason. You are smoking crack. Alcohol does so much damage however it is wound into our culture so many don't think about the extreme damage booze does to our country.

    • @dieselbourbon3728
      @dieselbourbon3728 3 роки тому

      Crime not related to cannabis use. Have you ever smoked?

  • @user-kl4rt2yf1r
    @user-kl4rt2yf1r 3 роки тому

    Weedly-weedly

  • @hedylamarr1637
    @hedylamarr1637 4 роки тому

    People who regularly take drugs be it Dope or Meth already have Mental Health problems like depression & paranoia..