Up in Smoke?

" Hello and welcome to freedom watch your daily dose of raw liberty streaming online at foxnews.com. I'm your host judge -- in a polyps that are here. Defending freedom defending your natural rights and defending your right to have a government that stays within the confines of the constitution. The Justice Department released a policy memo recently telling federal prosecutors not to target marijuana smoking patients. And marijuana dispensary is the comply with state laws. This is the most significant policy -- with respect to marijuana since 1978. But it took the federal government almost thirty years to realize that decriminalizing. Marijuana actually makes sense. We've wasted billions and billions of dollars imprisoned and ruin the lives of countless people. And impose the government's will on americans' private personal victim was behavior. To determine what we shorter shouldn't be able to put in our bodies all of -- realize that it's been an absolute waste of lives and taxpayer money. My next guest has a strong advocate for legalizing marijuana and an advocate of raising awareness of the government's failures. Blatant failures. In the war on drugs journey mean hours Aaron Houston. Director of government relations for the marijuana project he joins me now Aaron welcome the freedom watch thanks so much. Does the government finally recognize or as was that something. -- recent that came from the government. That marijuana is actually less harmful to the body then abusive at the alcohol."

" Well there have been numerous studies over the years they have conclusively proven that. And and certainly the government itself does suggest in any at the edges of the gentleman that it web site. That indeed if you if you look at the at least it. Effect from alcoholic as a parent as compared with you listed effects were marijuana. For example a dependency and withdrawal. Side effects the you can see this stark differences there of course. I think that it it's been clear for a long time I think that the government is starting to wake up. Our new drug czar -- clearly out he has said. That he has quote ended the war on drugs of course. Ending the war on drugs takes more than words it takes action. And in fact you so eloquently noted it of the war on drugs has in the war on marijuana users in particular has ruined. Countless lives. -- we've now but doubled the arrest for marijuana. Arrested from 1991 night it's 2009. It's absolute madness and of course Saturday to tell you judge that our policy gives an absolute edge on the market the court held."

" They operate -- 230 American -- well here it here's here's my question Aaron does the government now recognize that. I mean what why is it that attorney general. Eric Holder in in one of the first official. Meaningful things he did his attorney general was basically saying as long as your obeying the state law we are not going to enforce the federal law. That the rest of the sentence that doesn't come out of his mouth is. Because the federal law doesn't work because the federal laws unconstitutional because the federal law invades privacy because the federal lot of cost benefit analysis. Course more than it benefits whatever you wanna. Used to fill in the blank why did he say that what does he suddenly. What do you think he's suddenly recognizing. That."

" Well what I think what I think that he is recognizing I think it went then Senator Obama recognize them later President Obama recognized it is that. This is a very popular issue. And in fact it cuts across the ideological spectrum. And you see this time and time again. On the democratic side for example on the supporters of Obama. You see. With his election he had several online town hall meetings where he -- Boaters too come on the web site and -- their top question that they would like after him and three out of three times when it was. Such a contest was run on his official website. Marijuana. Taxation regulation and -- came out number one each and everything I've. And then on the Republican side you see very interesting similar dynamic among. A the most active voters in the Republican Party right now who are the most active as as you well know mr. Barrett that it the -- party. Folks who are really activated motivated right now they are reading you let the Republican Party. Well they're Republican leaders in Washington."

" Realized I'll give -- give -- another one in in the Supreme Court decision of just two years ago. Called Gonzales against a range that's the California case. In which the federal government prosecuted a woman for growing her own marijuana and using it for herself pursuant to a a prescription from a physician. The vein that dissent was written by justice Clarence Thomas and he's basically saying let's say. The congress may marijuana criminal. Under the interstate commerce -- this was not commerce and it never left the lady's backyard so where does -- get the authority to make -- criminal would you have expected such an argument. From the most conservative justice on the Supreme Court."

" Oh and it is amazing actually several conservative justices were aware -- storage -- in that opinion. And of course that I think is plainly ridiculous. That. Marijuana that would be consumed I've grown on a person's private property I would somehow be considered affecting interstate commerce -- seems it seems where they're ridiculous of course that is one domestic the war on marijuana as one of the most egregious examples of the overreach of congress interstate commerce -- since. Since the expense of the new deal."

" Do you think that the government itself. Recognizes that its war on drugs has been a dismal miserable. Abominable fail."

" You're absolutely and I think the cops on the front lines now that I think that the judges know that I think that I think that every one. Who has there had not stuck in the stands that real realizes that at this point eight -- you talk to these guys who. But on the front might make that they acknowledge that marijuana. -- our marijuana prohibitions. Speeding the cartel's profits it's absolutely outrageous native Pat Buchanan of Glenn Beck always spoke to are coming out in favor of this news today in favor of actually taking away these profits from the cartel's. Taxing it regulating marijuana taking it out of their --"

" I I can tell you of undercover agents in the NYPD in the New York. And -- New Jersey State Police and federal agents who agree with you and me and most of the people watching -- but aren't permitted. To say so because their employers are still on record as being in favor of enforcing these laws. Aaron Houston at the pleasure having you thanks for joining us led to greater picture thank you."