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Should We Open Up on Medical Marijuana?
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Item Title Should We Open Up on Medical Marijuana?
Guest Zimmer, Lynn Etta
Guest Nadelmann, Ethan Avram
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedJanuary 13, 1998
Description

Since the last time Firing Line discussed marijuana (#S1115), the California referendum legalizing it for medical use had had conflicting repercussions, with several other states putting similar initiatives on their ballots, but also with California Attorney General Dan Lungren saying that it had opened sales to people with no relevant medical status whatever. Our guests bring fresh perspectives to this often-discussed topic. LZ: "In the effort to discourage recreational use, and in particular to discourage kids from using marijuana, the government and other groups have gone too far and they have described harms of marijuana that in fact are not true ... And I think that's been one of the problems in trying to get the government to take another look at the medical-marijuana issue, that they have gone so far in demonizing marijuana that it's very difficult for them now to pull back..." EN: "More people voted for Proposition 215 in California than voted for either of the presidential candidates. Half of them believe in legalizing marijuana more broadly, the other half don't. But they all agreed that for medical purposes it was a necessity."

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Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 30 minutes
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sound
Hoover IDProgram S1158
Record Number80040.1434
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