Rob Kampia on Fox Happy Hour 07/24/2009

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July 27, 2009

MPP Executive Director Rob Kampia appears on Fox Business News “Happy Hour” to discuss efforts in California to tax and regulate marijuana, and how it will help the state’s revenue problems. 07/24/2009

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32 Comments, Comment or Ping

kent

I think that you did a great job and thank you for pointing out the slackr myth I smoke and own my own biz. at work at 8:30 every morning.
when you let them quote stats and said those are FBI stats that was great but please next time shut down mealey mouthed mopheads like the one on the show he did not know what he was talking about

Jul 27th, 2009
Sharon R.

Thanks for myth busting. I also own my own business, I employ 2 part time workers.. I work 70 hours a week at the very minimum. I am open and deal with my clients and the public 10 hours a day 7 days a week. I am regulated by my state and guess what everyone, I enjoy an easy vape each night after work rather than a drink. Then I cook, clean house have fun with my family and go to bed. Up at 6:30 a.m. to work out and start the day again. I beg to differ with any lazy comments. My bet is that Obama’s approval rating will be less than the approval rating of Cannabis Legalization by March of 2010. We shall see… Yes we Cannabis.

Jul 27th, 2009
David

Someone ask Michael Phelps if he thinks toking up and winning all those gold medals resulted in him being a lazy burnout. It certainly hasn’t stopped him from continuing to enjoy what he loves in doing with his life.

Jul 27th, 2009
A

Great job again for making strong and clear arguments in the very short amount of time they give you.

Jul 27th, 2009
Matt

Awesome interview, Rob! That is one of the best ones yet. It was great to see how well you debunked the myth regarding an “epidemic with a nation of stoners” in regards to legalization, which is a very ludicrous myth. It was apparent by the end of the interview, that the hosts were in agreement with what you were saying. They can’t argue with the truth and facts!

Jul 27th, 2009
Aaron

I would have totally thrown in that guys face the hypocrisy of sitting at a BAR CONSUMING ALOCHOL and him trying ot make an arguement against ending prohibition. I mean come on…. really? The alcohol industry would not exist as it does today if it weren’t for the repeal of prohibition in 1933. Alcohol would be sitting right along side cannabis in our currently illicit market, and it would be getting more attention due to the horrible impact it has on society and your health. I would have posed the question: If alcohol and tobacco were illegal today do you feel as if the United States would legalize it? And If you do then how do you justify marijuana being illegal based on what we know about Alcohol and tobacco. If you dont think the United States would legalize them, then how do you justify that they are?, and widely accepted and used? I mean think McFly, Think!

Jul 27th, 2009
shaun

great face time ROB! awesome job!

Jul 27th, 2009
J.W.

Am I having a flashback? Didn’t they just do this “bimbo in a BAR running down weed” thing a few months ago? I’m almost positive I saw it before, probably in the same bar. This is the only place I ever see faux news.

Jul 27th, 2009
Sean

NJ ROB! Keep up the good work.

Jul 27th, 2009
James

That format worked really well for you. You should try to stress the amount of jobs that could be created nationally and how the tax money generated could bail out the states. If you had a bill that can do those 2 things with huge numbers I think people would be more receptive.

Great job all around…..

Jul 27th, 2009
mr reuben

whats with the shaky camera

Jul 27th, 2009
G

Why Was The Treasury Department Researching The Prince Of Pot?

http://iblowminds.com/2009/07/27/why-was-the-treasury-department-researching-the-prince-of-pot/

Jul 27th, 2009
massmang

I am seeing a real turnaround on Fox News. They seem to have softened up on marijuana as of late.

I honestly stopped watching the channel after seeing some of their completely biased reports on marijuana, and how they treated anyone who was pro legalization.

Jul 27th, 2009
Alexander

God damn it!!! Why do they use those horrible puns.
Is it high time to legalize marijuana? Or just a pipe dream? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Good interview though…

Jul 27th, 2009
Drew

The “Very Serious Athlete” has a few problems with his logic.

1. He’s acting like his “small rural town in New Mexico” is somehow representative of the whole U.S. Ha! (Good job in bringing some of the larger world to bear Rob, by referencing gov. surveys.)

2. Somehow he got the impression, perhaps a screed from a prohibitionist over at the NYT, that once marijuana is legalized, everyone will suddenly become infected with refer madness. This always makes me laugh, somehow they are the only iron-willed people who have control of their desires, but everyone else is a sorry hedonist that runs from one pleasure to the next.

3. When we ended alcohol prohibition, did the whole country run out and get drunk non-stop? I’ve seen graphs around the net and they show that consumption did go up some, but it leveled off. Certainly it was not the end of the world many said.

I don’t know enough about history to say, but maybe the staunch prohibitionists of the early 1900’s were humiliated by the fact that alcohol consumption being legal again didn’t cause the fall of society. It could be that today’s prohibitionists are afraid of this happening to them: legalize marijuana and the world doesn’t end.

But even the Wizard of Oz could see his illusions were crashing down around him, he hid behind the curtain and said “ignore the man behind the curtain” a whole lot, but to no avail, the truth seekers rooted him out and he finally fessed up.

Jul 28th, 2009
Jerry

I hate when people think marijuana smokers are lazy. What about alcohol drinkers, theyre violent. Would you rather be violent or lazy? Actually its kind of opposite with me. After smoking, I’m not lazy. Probably because doing things are better when you’re high. Like cooking, cleaning, laundry, and etc. Weird? Maybe but it works for me. LOL

Jul 28th, 2009
Chris C

way to go rob! put that jackass in his place

Jul 28th, 2009
Chris Thomas

Excellent work Rob, this is one of the best bits of airtime yet. Yes, more intense arguments and greater victories were had over John Walters and such, but this was undeniably positive coverage. Good work on your feet, you’re getting much better at processing these ridiculous things people like to throw at you.

Jul 28th, 2009
Jim Stewart

very positive, great arguments – thank you for the work you do sir

Jul 31st, 2009
mark

Nice reporting Faux. Two babes and the long haired in a bar. How does he get off calling pot users lazy? I have worked my ass off since i was 13. 23 years of working, never unemployed. the only day i had to take off work was to appear in court for possession. I can run circles around that guy. Lets trade jobs for a week. I get to hang with babes in a bar, he gets to work his ass off.

Aug 1st, 2009
Drew M

Great job! If sometimes you feel weary from the fight, reread the comments here and from your other appearances…it will remind you of truly great work you are doing for us and America…we love you rob!! (you too BRuce)

Aug 19th, 2009
Tom

Great job. We will win this fight. Prohibition always fails. All we ever attain from prohibition is violence and wasted money. The drug war was a Nixon policy, and may have been one of his worst. And that is saying something.

Aug 19th, 2009
Mike

I’m curious as to why MPP is supporting a bill which would TAKE AWAY people’s rights to grow medical marijuana, and create huge profits for the burgeoning dispensary industry?

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Arizona_Medical_Marijuana_Act_(2010)

Sep 27th, 2009
Luke

the sooner the better reduce the hard dealers gang members some of cartell help ca slomping tax bast win win in my openion

Oct 9th, 2009
Elizabeth

Who is that long haired guy and why can’t he come up with any decent argument? How many drinks has he had exactly? Lets talk public policy while getting hammered!!! Maybe that is why the MPP spokesman is the only one how can come up with a logical argument, cause he is stoned and everyone else is drunk.

Oct 11th, 2009
Robinmaire Rowen

I’M AGAINST THIS ATTEMPT TO PUT DISPENSING IN THE HANDS OF THE ALREADY FILTY-RICH DRUG-COMPANIES!
We should be able to grow it ourselves on the back pourch! We’ll still get busted for growning it ourselves if this passes!
WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! California is about to join hands with the Pfizer, Merek, etc
to solve it’s financial problem instead of taxing Rich Corprorations like Pfizer, Merek, etc.
!!!!!NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!

Oct 15th, 2009
mackie pope

It helps with the pain and it should be. And i do thank you for the work you are doing. It will help all around with taxes and it can help alot of people with pain and to sleep and to keep there food down. It will put money back in the U.S.A not going some where else we can grow better pot here. And the drug-companies OUT OF IT

Oct 16th, 2009
Lisa Bain Landis

Legalizing Marijuana will then open the door to more herbal remedies as cures. uh oh …not only drugs can cure a disease?

Bring down the walls of laws that destroy our Society and keep us dependent on “their” drugs for “their” profit!!!

Oct 19th, 2009
Domingo A Torres

I want to thank you Rob for heading this long and arduous campaign with such persistence and credible knowledge of facts and statistics. You and the MPP staff and members have brought into light the silent majorities use of Marijuana in not just for its pastime recreational purposes that every one knows about, but now for its scientific and medical values to the public who have been opposing it because of the negative propagandist publicity Ads from the DEA and Marijuana antagonist, who are most likely supported by the black market drug gangs, who do not want to see their revenues from this product depleted.

However inasmuch as it is not MPP’s objective to design or suggest ethical standards within the appropriated use or how not to abuse of Marijuana, I think that it would be appropriate to some how staff a separate group that will come up with appropriate instructions, rules and guideline towards the responsible use of Marijuana, so that the academics and warnings will be established towards the novice user towards their sound behavior, under the influence. We do not want another incident like the lady who drove on the opposite side of the highway under the influence of Marijuana and alcoholic beverages to put a damper on the good that Marijuana can do with its responsible use. Thank you again and God blesses you.

Tony

Oct 19th, 2009
Alice

This is news? Fox has big boobed women on a show called “happy hour”, and this is presumably news? Rob, get on Democracy Now! If Fox news drug tested, we might get some news out of them.

Oct 19th, 2009
Gladys Trumball

Rob, dear Rob,

you don’t mean “growers” and “dealers” –

you mean “FARMERS” and “BUSINESS OWNERS” ! !

Oct 22nd, 2009
Mark Gamble

I beg the differ when people say that cannabis smokers are lazy. I am disabled and back in college in criminal justice. Been smoking for 30 years. What a grace of God Medication. Rob, Arron, you all are doing a great job, keep it growing.(going). IN the bluegrass state.

Nov 10th, 2009

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