Could AG nominee William Barr set back marijuana legalization?

William Barr, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general, said he supports a federal ban on marijuana but wouldn’t target businesses in states where cannabis is legal. Erik Altieri, the executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, joins CBSN to discuss his stance.

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35 Comments

  1. Bro. GenX72 on April 15, 2019 at 9:28 pm

    Wake Up, People! The only reason Cannabis is not legal(@this late date) in America is because blacks may potentially benefit Financially and of course free labor prison stock would fall off tremendously!



  2. John Ward on April 15, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    Marijuana is a bad idea



  3. CBDMiracles on April 15, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    *OH NOOO! Not another Jeff Sessions wannabe! Congress needs to de-schedule cannabis now!*



  4. Brandon Moreland on April 15, 2019 at 9:32 pm

    We were so close to legalization, then the trump administration showed trying to go back to the 50s



  5. muffinclyde muffinlclyde on April 15, 2019 at 9:35 pm

    More tax dollars wasted on weed. Money needs to be used to eliminate hard drugs .not something that doesn’t destroy families! We can see from history how alcohol prohibition worked out!



  6. LoneGRo on April 15, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    Abolish all these new marijuana laws.. I doubt it’s going to happen.



  7. Grassmaster Smith on April 15, 2019 at 9:38 pm

    Legalize it fools.



  8. bajaboy95 on April 15, 2019 at 9:40 pm

    Why can’t these people just die



  9. Chillallthe Kildren on April 15, 2019 at 9:43 pm

    It’s funny how you can just watch the commentator and before he even speaks you know he’s a libertarian



  10. TyeWeed on April 15, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    Ok it’s cannabis for one. I don’t think Trump would go after State Rights.



  11. Time Too change on April 15, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    William Barr is a terrorist from the Bush Administration did everyone forget about the Twin Towers? Classified confidential 9/11 papers us disgusting worthless useless Americans didn’t deserve the truth? Nope not from the president known as a terrorist called bush like his terrorist dad and Grandpa he helped cover up 9/11



  12. Javelin Luna on April 15, 2019 at 9:45 pm

    "YEAH.. MARIJUANA IS SO DANGEROUS, MARIJUANA WILL GET IN THE HANDS OF CHILDREN, DEVILS LETTUCE"

    *Smokes Newport and takes a sip of Jack Daniels*



  13. Anthony on April 15, 2019 at 9:46 pm

    These old dirtbags need to die off already! Bigger things going on in the world and were talking about banning marijuana smh



  14. DR BUILDDA WALL on April 15, 2019 at 9:46 pm

    Its gonna be made federally legal under a republican administration. Democrats are good for nothing.



  15. Razerknife gaming on April 15, 2019 at 9:46 pm

    Legalize it already move on to more important things already



  16. Elon Musk on April 15, 2019 at 9:49 pm

    Drugs are bad mkay



  17. K P on April 15, 2019 at 9:50 pm

    There are only two kinds of people that oppose the legalization of cannabis the ones that are ignorant on the subject and the ones that make money off of it being illegal.



  18. jeremiah mcmullins on April 15, 2019 at 9:55 pm

    No more pills pills are drugs marijuana is medication



  19. Ganja Train on April 15, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    Awesome vid!



  20. ijvo1951 on April 15, 2019 at 9:58 pm

    Nixon was criminalizing the Boomer Generation.



  21. Dem4Life Saying on April 15, 2019 at 9:59 pm

    God I Hope Not !!! it’s my medication!!!



  22. Trohan on April 15, 2019 at 9:59 pm

    Well. Theres someone who now will not get my vote lol



  23. Zig Man on April 15, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    More racist old white men trying to control us.



  24. Joe Smartballs on April 15, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    Well all marijuana and cannabis laws are nule and void for not being clearly defined in English. So everyone needs to sue for Civil Rights racial discrimination. You can sue a cop for saying marijuana, because it is not english. It is a felony charge for cops. They have to define the plant in english which is HEMP.



  25. ThatoneDude on April 15, 2019 at 10:01 pm

    Smoke Weed Every Day. Legal or not.



  26. Mark Wick on April 15, 2019 at 10:05 pm

    It’s not a matter of "could" it’s a matter of "will he", and the answer is YES… bank on it!



  27. Stoney Curtis on April 15, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    The video clip at 4:48 (dude in a marijuana suit and silly hat) is not helping out the cause for national legalization at all…
    Most people see that and think, ‘I don’t want that in my neighborhood or near my school’…
    We need people in suits with lots of money to lobby congress if we are going to do away with prohibition..



  28. David Ellis on April 15, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    Let Them smoke !



  29. T on April 15, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    Clearly he is against marijuana. Hopefully he’s true to his word about not wasting resources on this.



  30. synonymous anonymous on April 15, 2019 at 10:19 pm

    Good people do not smoke marijuana



  31. SuperUbermensch on April 15, 2019 at 10:20 pm

    The two Native American House Reps. should invite Barr to have an ‘experience’ in a sweat lodge.



  32. Alchemist1330 on April 15, 2019 at 10:23 pm

    I have no problem with Marijuana being illegal. As long as you start arresting White people for using it and not just people of Color.



  33. Xotimo Jaco on April 15, 2019 at 10:24 pm

    It’s real eazy to make it illegal on a federal level. You just need to build enough prisons to hold about half the population and start the round up with a few ex-presidents.



  34. wesley rodgers on April 15, 2019 at 10:26 pm

    I’m too higgh to careee



  35. S Queen on April 15, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    I love marijuana.