Green Thumb's Ben Kovler discusses what to expect from Congress on legalizing marijuana

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31 Comments

  1. Tom Zart on June 6, 2022 at 11:24 pm

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    Though, they did nothing, but give me regrets.
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    When I rolled her a joint, she danced on the ground.

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  2. CH3CKS UND3AD on June 6, 2022 at 11:27 pm

    when they show that map, its embarassing this is still an issue



  3. Kane Neeser on June 6, 2022 at 11:29 pm

    Lol it won’t pass, they won’t legalize it federally , Biden and Kamala will vetoe it , Kamala’s whole career was built on putting away weed growers



  4. Tony DeanDriskell on June 6, 2022 at 11:30 pm

    We put financial profits above everything in this country! profit above health, profit above production, PROFITS above MORALS & RiGHTEOUSNESS ! Ask law makers about they’re concerns regarding all of the children being prescribed behavior altering medication. Its truly unthinkable to imagine that this many kids have ADHD! Prescribing this many children behavior altering meds will someday be analyzed and realized for what it is, a crime against humanity.



  5. Gibby on June 6, 2022 at 11:31 pm

    Just stop arresting people for it



  6. Mr.G LIVE on June 6, 2022 at 11:36 pm

    Go thru all the videos. You cant find a single comment SUPPORTING it being illegal. EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. (except for corrupt politicians) want it legal.



  7. headiez on June 6, 2022 at 11:40 pm

    H.R 3617 (MORE ACT) passed the house today with a vote of 220 – 204 – Three Republicans (Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Brian Mast (R-Fla.)) joined all but two Democrats in voting for the bill. It seems to be a really partisan issue so if you’ve got a Republican senator in your state call them & let them know their constituents support the bill.



  8. Sauerkraut Jr. on June 6, 2022 at 11:43 pm

    It absolutely does matter on the federal level. People still have to choose, for example, between owning firearms and using cannabis.



  9. Diocletian Records on June 6, 2022 at 11:45 pm

    Legalise cannabis in the UK.



  10. Cory Johnson on June 6, 2022 at 11:45 pm

    They better legalize it, otherwise they’ll lose every reelection coming



  11. Tom Sawyer on June 6, 2022 at 11:47 pm

    SNDL🚀🛸



  12. mickey summers on June 6, 2022 at 11:48 pm

    Outlaw alcohol and cigarettes, legalize Marijuana and meth.. I guess that makes sense to democrats 🤔



  13. Chris Molloy on June 6, 2022 at 11:49 pm

    😎



  14. theReal_McCoy on June 6, 2022 at 11:52 pm

    Ben Kovler is the LAST dude I want to hear about anything cannabis.



  15. Elizabeth's Calming and Nature Sound Music on June 6, 2022 at 11:55 pm

    Federal legalization is important. It is not just because of mass incarceration but we also have people denied housing, employment opportunities or other federally funded program opportunities due to their marijuana use. The US is okay with alcohol and tobacco use (which are far more toxic and addictive) but people are almost never denied housing, employment opportunities, or other federally funded program opportunties due to their use of these substances.



  16. Danielle Wilkes on June 6, 2022 at 11:55 pm

    There are fathers who can’t see their children bc they chose to use pot instead of Big Pharma "legal" drugs. Just insane that families are torn apart over a helpful herb



  17. SeriousB on June 6, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    Every year or 2 a bill to legalize passes the house then it’s never heard of again. Then another passes the house. Quite screwing around and legalize already.



  18. Ticker on June 6, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    Uhhhh, so who are these 40,000 criminals that Ben wants to put back into general population?



  19. Joy Winfree on June 6, 2022 at 11:59 pm

    Opioids and Alcohol are killing people. I wonder who has the LIQUOR LOBBYIST FRIENDS, they fight this.



  20. Dwayne Nelson on June 7, 2022 at 12:00 am

    It’s not gonna pass the Senate because of the Republicans



  21. Dogbertforpresident on June 7, 2022 at 12:05 am

    Texas has a limited medical cannabis program. No more than 1% THC that is limited to certain maladies.



  22. Ida Alexander on June 7, 2022 at 12:10 am

    Here’s the weirdness of our government: Opioids are much worse than cannabis and the whole world knows it. Yet their drug schedule allows people access to opioids, but not the safer alternative of cannabis. 🙄



  23. fred malcom on June 7, 2022 at 12:10 am

    Alert !! Supreme Court and DOJ may be compromised!

    "This is a fight of good versus evil. Evil always looks like the victor until the King of Kings triumphs. Do not grow weary in well doing. The fight continues. MEADOWS TEXT TO THOMAS

    …Putin = Trump
    Trumpism is a support for Putin. Wake up and Lock Trump up and support freedom.

    Stop The Steal – Don’t let Trumps steal our Democracy and make us like Russia!
    Democracy will FAIL if Trump doesn’t get indicted!

    DOJ Garland has promised to hold Trump insurrectionist accountable, but he has not.

    NY DA Bragg is probably corrupt because he wont arrest trump for crimes braggs office has well documented.

    Our government is infiltrated at all levels with Trumpist.

    no major arrest for seditious conspiracy leaders. The disgraced former president Trump, Trumps chief of staff, and a gang of congressional members in the House and Senate continue to conspired to undermine American democracy.

    we want accountability for the following –

    1. meadows doesnt appear in front of commission that is contempt of congress… doj wont arrest him is unethical. he didn’t appear, what more evidence is needed? ……DOJ Failed
    mark meadows says he lived in a n. Carolina mobile home he has never lived in. what would a multimillionaire be doing living in a mobile home…..what a cheat, but he is being investigated for this voter fraud crime.

    2. "hang mike pence"…criminal threat……DOJ Failed
    3. offering pardons… witness tampering……DOJ Failed
    4. inciting violence Jan 6 ……DOJ Failed

    5. ToiletGate – trump destroyed government documents and took secret documents home after losing his job! see presidential records act for details of the law he violated.

    6. interfering with elections……DOJ Failed
    7. contempt of congress……DOJ Failed
    8. fake electors ……DOJ Failed

    9. kelly ward and spouse and others, impersonating as government electors even after Barr and Pence said one could not do that……DOJ Failed

    10. Jeffrey Clark – co-conspirator for trying to weaponized the department of justice to overturn the election

    11. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act applies to what Trump did.

    By summer time, Georgia will enter phase 2 of their prosecution efforts for election interference…… how slow.

    12. also, what about enforcing the 14th amendment of the Constitution of the United States? get rid of Cawthorn under section 3 of the 14th Amendment

    13. muller investigation……DOJ Failed…. statue of limitation expired!
    14. Will New York speak with Trump under oath? No because of corruption. New York DOJ appears to be supporting Trumps so dont expect progress there!

    alvin bragg is another DA that supports Trumpism. Trump committed a crime and is not being prosecuted. New York should remove bragg from office.

    actions speak louder than speculation, at this time I am convinced Garland wont prosecute Trump or any top insurrectionist. Only time will reveal why! in time Trump will be mentally broken or dead and then this insurrection nonsense will slowly die too. how sad that some people get away with murder!

    virgina thomas, wife of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas is an insurrectionist too. it was discovered that she was pushing for the election overthrow. Ginni Thomas, the conservative activist who’s married to Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, repeatedly pressed Trump’s White House chief of staff to pursue efforts to overturn the 2020 election

    …….



  24. Lord 187 on June 7, 2022 at 12:14 am

    And they say potheads are dumb. They must of never met Dr. GREENTHUMB.



  25. Carlos Zamora on June 7, 2022 at 12:14 am

    Buy sundial stock



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  27. J T on June 7, 2022 at 12:19 am

    Rất tiện dụng



  28. marco benedict on June 7, 2022 at 12:20 am

    The opportunity in cannabis investing is in the companies that will import and sale cannabis to us and Canadian and European cannabis companies.
    Think: how much does it cost to produce one gram of flower in North America? Then ask yourself: how mucho! does it cost cannabis companies in Colombia to produce a gram of flower?
    I give you a hint? The difference is 1000 %
    Us cannabis companies are already preparing for the day they will be importing cannabis and not involved in the production. Only the retailing of the product!!!!!
    Think of the California avocado and flower industries! What happened to them
    One went to Mexico and the other to Colombia
    How are the US cannabis companies preparing for that day?
    By selling the green houses and leasing them back.
    They know one day they will not need those greenhouses
    So sell innovative industries. The company that has being buying those properties
    They will find themselves with useless greenhouses.
    Three companies are growing cannabis in Colombia
    Do you know their names?
    Do your own research!!!!!!
    I give you three hints, their first letter of their name: K, L, P
    And yes, just today Colombia just pass the law allowing cannabis companies to export their agricultural products,
    This is moving fast so hurry up
    Khiron just enter Mexico



  29. Rick Foster on June 7, 2022 at 12:20 am

    Heads up, one Reason the stocks are falling, MISSOURI ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA, all their computer’s will connect all sales, the 100, bucks for a temp card in oklahoma won’t be worth it



  30. Jay on June 7, 2022 at 12:21 am

    Party 123 🔥



  31. Tim Page on June 7, 2022 at 12:21 am

    There will always be a free market ( black market)