MPP’s Aaron Houston on Russia Today 03/03/2009

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March 5, 2009

Marijuana Policy Project’s Aaron Houston, Director of Government Relations, is interviewed on Russia Today about the benefits of taxing and regulating marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol.

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11 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. Joel

    It looks like this video was marked private, so myself and others cannot view it. Can this be fixed?

    Mar 5th, 2009

  2. Rick Seymour, Cookeville, TN

    Aaron Houston, very nicely put in a mature, steady and even delivery of information. Your calm nature is not what the people expect after so many radical approaches from marijuana activist since the 1960’s. You’ve successfully set the pace with Rob Kampia via national news media giants. Confidence is the first sign of a winner. Thank you on behalf of so many medical marijuana patients.

    TENNESSEANS FOR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS
    Hemp Oil: A known cure for cancer!

    Mar 5th, 2009

  3. Joel

    Excellent work Aaron!

    Mar 5th, 2009

  4. eccle

    WEED FTW!

    Mar 6th, 2009

  5. Ken

    GREAT about time, now what about the rest of the country? possibly legal in cali and 1 yr in jail in florida, pretty offset

    Mar 6th, 2009

  6. Hampton

    Aaron, great job – cool, calm and collected. Not sure if you remember, but I worked for you as an MPP Summer Fellow back in 2004. Keep up the good fight.

    Mar 6th, 2009

  7. Eric

    Man, I must’ve gotten a bad batch or something because I think I’m hallucinating. Was an MPP spokesman just in an interview where he wasn’t interrupted, where the reporter didn’t throw a ton of pointed questions that undermined his position at him, where the reporter didn’t rely on a bunch of half-truths, and where he was given a platform to present his opinion in a civil and objective manner? I have to be tripping, oh wait, that explains it, it’s a foreign TV interview. I swear, if we could get this type of exposure here in America on even a semi-regular basis we would be light years ahead of where we are now.

    Mar 6th, 2009

  8. John Sears

    This is great, the END OF THE DRUG WAR is near !!!!!

    Mar 7th, 2009

  9. tintala

    WOW, no interruptions! I am so used to seeing thee guys getting raked within 3 words.

    Mar 8th, 2009

  10. Bill

    I wish reporters in America actually gave mpp a chance to talk like this

    Mar 19th, 2009

  11. Erik Holt

    there just over 10,000 memebers of leap.there are 650,000 cops and 150,000 feds. last year they arrested 12 superbowls full of people.this year even while we are demanding change they have arrested 130,000 people….for a harmless plant. Lets go after big drug companies who make really dangerous shit.100,000 died from booze.500,000 died from tobacco.wtf man??? CIGARETTES ARE A GATEWAY DRUG TO THE GRAVEYARD.!!!..way to go Mr. Houston. I remember seeing you awhile back and you were noticably nervous.But you still had the set to speak up for yourself and for all of us.Thank you!!!!

    Apr 5th, 2009

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