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Jesse Ventura on CNBC Says, "Legalize and Tax Cannabis"

Sat, Feb 28, 2009 11:12 am

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Johnny Bigbud

Mar 7 2009, 7:52 am

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, will soneone out there please bring your super-bubs of marijuana to West Virginia. We need it now! We have so many hillbillies that need it and a government that is so ass-backwards that they can't
figure out that our governor got elected using money from A.J. Manisons embellishment scheem over 10 years ago, he supposely lost $646 million in the stock market, now that's a BIG-ass lie and he knows it. We need better government and legal weed in West Virginia and we need it yesterday. The law here in West Virginia is out of control. PLEASE SEND HELP NOW, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

TRA$H

Mar 4 2009, 11:21 pm

Anonnymoose, you're on to us.I control world magnesium prices during my morning bowel movements.

Also,how did you become so smart?From the other White Trash you hang with?
Hey.Hitler wouldn't have your ghetto,drunk,tatoo'dmarked -up self.Nor your inbred deaf sister either.

Fwarp

Mar 4 2009, 11:15 pm

He's just this side of Hulk Hogan.

Anonnymoose

Mar 2 2009, 6:56 pm

jews are the reason marijuana is illegal, they use monopolies in black markets as well as "open" markets; they created the prohibition in alcohol to make a killing in bootlegging, and they were totally dominant in that trade; the same goes for marijuana and any illicit narcotics; jews also control the pharmaceutical industry and make a killing there too with their jewish and lackey apologist doctors prescribing their panaceas at ridiculous prices so they can have a private wait staff in the cafeterias of their corporate headquarters

Al Capone was a member of the jewish National Syndicate run by Meyer Lansky and Murder Inc. was a wholly jewish staffed operation

oh, and Rockefeller was a jew too

if marijuana is legalized in the US in any way, look for why the jews made it so, and if not, find out why the jews don't want it that way

bud man

Mar 2 2009, 11:33 am

I hope obama is a good guy but hes a politician lets not let our guard down. Hitler was the last leader i saw so adored. The illuminati would never let someone take over the country who wasn't a puppet for their causes.

The money being spent on the war is dwindling. this is not good for business. Obama is sent in to spend money on all sorts of social changes to keep driving the country into debt.(HEALTHCARE REFORM)

America has been taken over by bankers a long time ago. Marijuana legalization is the in thing. What sinister reason do they have in mind? How about telling these corporations to start making sustainable products out of hemp or go out of business. Your dollars are votes.

Show chevron, walmart, the rockefellas, car companies, cotton, pharmaceuticals, hospitals etc. what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass (big Lebowski)

minneapolisKush612

Mar 1 2009, 3:41 pm

thanks for not tryin to legalize when u were our governor... wtf wtf wtf

iggyman

Mar 1 2009, 2:55 pm

Ventura is the shit in Predator. go captain freedom!
clay, you narcissistic motherfucker quit posting so much

SeanT

Feb 28 2009, 11:05 pm

I think that Jesse hit on alot of really important facts making certain things legal would take away that danger factor and the fact that marijuana is america's number cash crop says alot if we could tax it.

seatte smoke

Feb 28 2009, 9:57 pm

wow pretty dumb but funnt to watch i guess whats this got to do with weed??

Clay

Feb 28 2009, 9:14 pm

Hi Fred. We can all wish for legalization,but I think decriminalization is all we will get from the feds. Like you said,the water is lot warmer than it was then,but it ain't warm enough for Obama to swim in it yet.

Clay

Feb 28 2009, 9:10 pm

And sometimes they hook other bills on to the one he wants and
the bills they add are ones the he opposes more than the bill he wanted to sign. And he can't line veto. It's either all or nothing then.

Baltimore Fred

Feb 28 2009, 9:07 pm

There is no bad publicity. Jesse said his piece. Also to the engineering student >>> have a reason to hate. Obama just feathered your industries' nest by pleging to rebuilt the infrastructure. Finally everyone must remember the lesson that Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke taught the US political scene about reefer. The first nail to raise up above the board is the first to be hammered down. It wasn't too far after Len Bias blew his heart out on crack. Kurt brought all of the arguements to the table but some politican from New York bitch slapped him on national tv (think of the kids, soft on crime, ect.). Kurt faded quietly away and that was the end of it until the current good vibes. Lesson learned, it has been political suicide to come out on the side on legalization. The baby steps have been mastered now it's time to walk on our own.

Clay

Feb 28 2009, 9:03 pm

When a person makes a promise too gain political office,for any reason,the failure to act on the promises might not be his fault. Especially a Governor or the President. If the governor
promises that he will "change any law" and then the state reps
no-bill him,there isn't anything he can do until it gets past them and is laying there for him too sign. Did the bill come before him and he vetoed it,or was it ever billed too him?

Clay

Feb 28 2009, 8:51 pm

Can you count also? how many fingers do you see?

Clay

Feb 28 2009, 8:49 pm

Thanks Mike for the intelligent input. It's not often we see
such effluent verbalization and extraordinary and helpful advice.

Clay

Feb 28 2009, 8:41 pm

I don't want to become like anyplace else,we need too keep the pressure on and the rope burning. We can make this country back into the place everybody wants to be again.

Toby

Feb 28 2009, 8:21 pm

Ventura might make the U.S. into a more 'spiritual place' like High Times might like (think Mexico...think Morocco) but why the FUCK not make America more like western Europe? I support the high standard of living experienced there over the high standard of economic sucess the goons who run High Times SEEM to be addicted to. Fuck American political conservativism and fuck High Times for supporting Ventura. I want wealth spread because it means educating the religious bigots who fuck the world up; 'imagine'.

kurt

Feb 28 2009, 7:38 pm

i like how there are more and more supporters for legalization, and its becoming more relevant to the public with nat geo and msnbc specials on weed, along with more people speaking out on it.....i will say an old mulleted ex-wrestler with a poor political career is not the exposure we need.

Toby

Feb 28 2009, 6:05 pm

"the right to have birthday cake in school should be protected"... how fucking relevant. High Times needs to stick to the pot.

anonymous

Feb 28 2009, 5:33 pm

ventura is the man!! him and arnold should run for 2012 under the predator/running man ticket!

Mark

Feb 28 2009, 5:16 pm

Chill out Engineering Student. Your racism is not appreciated by this white guy.

Engineering Students USA

Feb 28 2009, 4:48 pm

Rock the vote with The Body, we'll give him more respect any day of the week over Obama. From the engineering aspect of this country, Obama will completely fuck everyone, at least let us get high while he's killing us. The Body also would of have better luck in MN if the fuckin government weren't such ignorant bastards. No One Lives Forever, so do it all, no regrets, LEGALIZE MARIJUANA AND SMOKE FOREVER!!!

hmmmmm

Feb 28 2009, 3:21 pm

dude Marijuana is only Talerated its not Legal at all it never has ben LEGAL your forgetting about the federal bann on Marijuana evin in Amsterdam AMERICA and Canada Marijuana is not Legal its only Talerated

bandwagon liar

Feb 28 2009, 2:54 pm

Jesse Venture should suck a nut, didn't he make some promises regarding medical marijuana during his Minnesota gubernatorial campaign? And he definitely did not deliver when he did attain office, if I recall. And that kind of behaviour is some of the most shameful...

(mad mike)

Feb 28 2009, 1:04 pm

that's because clay people say to much DUMB!!!! SHIT.

Dex

Feb 28 2009, 12:50 pm

I'll give President Obama the benefit of the doubt, but if he fucks shit up... well then Jesse Ventura has got my vote. He seems to have what many politicians don't, and that is called common sense.

Clay

Feb 28 2009, 12:34 pm

Hell,maybe the people will listen to him,they sure ain't paying any attention too what we are saying about it.

JKINE

Feb 28 2009, 11:43 am

I know who i'm putting down on the write in ballot for the 2012 election

HT Admin

Feb 28 2009, 11:36 am

He should wear this for his inauguration.

anonymous

Feb 28 2009, 11:28 am

This man is very well spoken. Jess the body for prez in 2012!