Lawmakers to address cannabis reform on 4/20

Lawmakers are marking 4/20, the unofficial marijuana holiday, by holding the National Cannabis Policy Summit with business leaders and marijuana advocates. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin explains what issues are expected to be addressed at the summit.

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50 Comments

  1. bure up mimea on September 23, 2023 at 6:57 am

    Cannabis cures many physical and mental impairments does federally legal the band plant with religious use



  2. happymike420 on September 23, 2023 at 6:58 am

    Way over due!



  3. George Lerma on September 23, 2023 at 6:59 am

    I lean solidly to the right on the political spectrum and I think it should be legalized. Why is it even a fight? An argument could be raised that alcohol is more dangerous yet it is completely accepted.



  4. Tray Sixx on September 23, 2023 at 6:59 am

    Crazy how the legalize men being women Trans and men playin in women sports but not cannabis 😂 America is a joke



  5. DrunkenYoda on September 23, 2023 at 7:00 am

    I did over three years Incarcerated for 2.5 grams of Cannabis (State of Georgia).



  6. xXTurnAmericaIntoAGardenXx on September 23, 2023 at 7:00 am

    Land of the free, prohibition is injustice, justice and liberty for all under God, the creator of the medicine



  7. SWERREM DJEE on September 23, 2023 at 7:00 am

    The plants in this vid look unhealthy could be beter better looked after, the curled downward leaves show that the soil is too wet, the burned tips of the leaves are caused by too much nutrients.
    There were also some nice looking plants👍



  8. it is just a joke, calm down on September 23, 2023 at 7:02 am

    Eh I started smoking regularly when it was legal in Canada it causes depression and schizophrenia over time ended up losing my job, ect, people obsess over weed but it’s not as good for you as you think but narcissistic people would disagree because they haven’t smoked tons of it a day for years not to mention people drive like morons in my town all drive 20mph because they’re all fking stoned



  9. Reid Ellis on September 23, 2023 at 7:02 am

    Adressing for decades. Not impressed.



  10. Squirl R. on September 23, 2023 at 7:03 am

    Don’t need a schedule at all it’s not a drug



  11. MOST PUBLISHED POET ON THE WEB ! on September 23, 2023 at 7:03 am

    GOOGLE = POT FARMER POEM
    I got out my pipe stuffed it with pot
    You better believe it held a whole lot.
    I whipped out a lighter thumbed up a flame
    Sucked down that smoke which comforts my brain.

    I tried alcohol smoked cigarettes
    They did nothing but give me regrets.
    My mom had arthritis could not walk around
    I rolled her a joint she danced on the ground.

    I thought I was losing my lovemaking knack
    After I smoked some to me it came back.
    Soon I decided prices were high
    I searched for some ground I wouldn’t have to buy.

    I bargained for seeds from smokers all around
    Got in my truck and drove out of town.
    I walked through the woods where wild birds nest
    Found me the meadow I thought was the best.

    I dug up the ground sowed all my seeds
    Said a small prayer for strong, healthy weeds.
    I watered at night with a five-gallon pail
    Mosquitoes went hungry for I wore a veil.

    Seven months went by; I thought I would die
    Till the Halloween moon was high in the sky.
    At night I went out, in a camouflage suit
    Used my corn knife to chop down the loot.

    I hung it up to dry where it couldn’t be found.
    Came back and got it, when it had turned brown.
    I trimmed off the buds, stuffed them in bags
    Called all my friends and passed out free drags.

    In less than a week my crop was gone
    I flew to St. Thomas with a love hungry blonde!!

    By Tom Zart
    Most Published Poet On The Web !



  12. Cinnamon-sugar-toast on September 23, 2023 at 7:04 am

    It’s almost as if everyone should just start growing.



  13. cadleo on September 23, 2023 at 7:04 am

    President Trump did more for Cannabis reform with the 2018 Farm Bill than any one else. This nonsense is all talk and gimmicks.



  14. Nesby Bostick on September 23, 2023 at 7:07 am

    Legalize it already im still gonna smoke it no matter what



  15. Lee B on September 23, 2023 at 7:09 am

    It’s a plant tell bc to inhale



  16. pyro parrish on September 23, 2023 at 7:10 am

    I’m sorry I watched like two seconds of the thing and I’m already annoyed with these ladies the way they talk I can’t take anymore I’m leaving



  17. 👑 New Devil Goat pharaoh Joshua on September 23, 2023 at 7:11 am

    I made it legend deal complete



  18. jhon one on September 23, 2023 at 7:11 am

    Live in England no cannabis at all



  19. Cowboybub2003 Percussion on September 23, 2023 at 7:14 am

    Finally, the only thing that Democrats and Republicans united with second to Sadam Husen… WEED LEGALIZATION!!!



  20. dillis on September 23, 2023 at 7:17 am

    MIDS



  21. ricalprz on September 23, 2023 at 7:17 am

    Crazy, how out of the sudden the president needs congress to pass reform but he has the power to bail out the banks and send billions over seas. He needs to "work" with congress to pass reform where in 37 states is being use already. Like I said, Crazy! 🤯



  22. Real Nigga on September 23, 2023 at 7:19 am

    I inhale



  23. Tribe of Jes’se on September 23, 2023 at 7:21 am

    Only laws that get anywhere cater to the alphabet community.
    Why would they change a law that allow them to incarcerate certain people, and revert them back to slaves!?
    That’s why they are dropping like flies in their own communities from overdosing.



  24. Rock Light on September 23, 2023 at 7:23 am

    No fungi,plant,bush or tree should ever be illegal. Especially not medicinal ones. The more natural medicines growing in our gardens and throughout the country , the stronger our country is. It’s one of the most critical supplies that we immediately turn towards if we are hurt,face random hardships, or are invaded and attacked right here at home.
    It’s truly an issue of national security, besides being a basic freedom.

    Having naturally growing things with medicinal properties around us and in our ecosystem also helps a lot of other species we share this earth with. They too would have more tools to help themselves with and would absolutely begin utilizing them the moment they were available. Or in the least, start figuring out their value and either help spread them, or ignore them and let all the other species figure it out for themselves too. We should have a choice.



  25. Lisa Vest on September 23, 2023 at 7:24 am

    You can’t have the safe Banking Act without the the the D schedule it so Banks won’t be liable to crime



  26. Sharon Goodsell on September 23, 2023 at 7:24 am

    Come on Australia get with the project, then all those cops could do real police work , my dad let my brother and I smoke pot since early 70s , thats life , he was a cop 🌟



  27. Joesph Reiley on September 23, 2023 at 7:26 am

    What is taking so long for these politicians to reschedule cannabis, expunge criminal records, and safe banking, this is absolutely ridiculous.



  28. ClockworkCat93 CatsKill on September 23, 2023 at 7:27 am

    Funny how weed is incapacitating other businesses now. Good for that though. Afterall this country thrives on capitalism. And weed is doing just that now. Haha



  29. SPILLA on September 23, 2023 at 7:27 am

    Legalise worldwide



  30. Marijuanifornia on September 23, 2023 at 7:28 am

    America legalized Cannabis Sativa to defend our country during World War II.

    Watch the 1942 USDA film, *Hemp for Victory.*
    The federal license to grow Cannabis that is shown in the video reads: PRODUCER OF MARIHUANA



  31. DrunkenYoda on September 23, 2023 at 7:29 am

    The Federal Government shouldn’t have the ability to make a plant illegal.



  32. reneek on September 23, 2023 at 7:29 am

    They’re probably poisoning all the medical marijuana.



  33. reneek on September 23, 2023 at 7:31 am

    You can’t blame me for being born on 420.



  34. Journey Finder on September 23, 2023 at 7:34 am

    Legalize freedom



  35. SpikeMoney on September 23, 2023 at 7:34 am

    Come on congress wake up the war on weed is over. There are more people smoking the stuff then there is police officers in all of USA. You can’t stop them all it’s only going to get worse with bootlegging. I can’t even find a job a cause I have a single charge of Marijuana



  36. NG49 on September 23, 2023 at 7:36 am

    If alcohol is legal so should marijuana be.



  37. Chase Moyer on September 23, 2023 at 7:40 am

    As a far right conservative I fully support legalizing Mary Jane.



  38. 👑 New Devil Goat pharaoh Joshua on September 23, 2023 at 7:41 am

    Give it time



  39. Awwhellnaw on September 23, 2023 at 7:41 am

    Biden knows theres no federal level marijuana arrests. The law is benign.



  40. Cosmic_Love on September 23, 2023 at 7:42 am

    We need to come together to try and get psychedelics legalized.



  41. Happy Monk 420 on September 23, 2023 at 7:42 am

    Apparently the Democratic party thinks the P.I.N.O. can do things without Congress. He does what they tell him to do or say. So yes what she just said at the end of the video is a lie.



  42. Daniel J. Robinson on September 23, 2023 at 7:42 am

    So, we’re idiots and we don’t know it’s fake marijuana?



  43. Johnny Pascual on September 23, 2023 at 7:42 am

    intelligent boundaries….



  44. PKJ3 on September 23, 2023 at 7:43 am

    It’s all about the money. Just legalize it



  45. Spongequan on September 23, 2023 at 7:44 am

    It’s crazy that pain pills are legal but weed isn’t



  46. Educo on September 23, 2023 at 7:45 am

    If legal marihuana keeps growing eventualy all the offer cost would be cheaper than illegal sellers and the illegal market will decline a lot because they dont have quality cotrol like pesticides fungus etc and legal marihuana would be cheaper and safer for people and thats the way legal marihuana would win over peoole good organic stuff free of poisons versus illegal risk . Anyhow marihuana have always exist from ancient times as medicine and would always exists from times to come no matter is legal or illegal because is a plant from this plane andt its inocent . So its time to do something good of it . Nowone could end it would always exist.



  47. Tyler Mac on September 23, 2023 at 7:46 am

    The government is a joke



  48. Luke Lombard on September 23, 2023 at 7:47 am

    Its a hate crime to a child health woild you like to be tested like a 10 year old child mind and breathing ?



  49. Calvin Duke on September 23, 2023 at 7:49 am

    LEGALIZE IT FEDERALLY ALREADY END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW



  50. Patrick Weidner on September 23, 2023 at 7:52 am

    Legalisierung 🇩🇪👍🏻