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Actor Tommy Chong argues that the president will legalize medical marijuana ahead of the 2012 election.
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President Obama planning on October surprise will he call -- relaxing laws against pot smoking to court to the youth vote who better the last about bats then.
Marijuana advocates and legendary comedian Tommy -- so welcome back always good to have you on the show -- Thank you -- to -- -- now President Obama has some you know -- is trying to bring in Hispanic -- by relaxing the laws on -- -- illegals.
He's perhaps tried to -- to gay votes by his advocacy for gay marriage I'm just throwing this up in the gas.
What's the chance all of relaxing the pot laws come September but up pulling the youth vote I'm sure -- would approve of that what's the chance of it happen.
Yeah I think it's a 100%.
-- so I think that he if you want us to get elected he has to legalize pot and there's no other way.
Really I'm surprised and you -- magazine California.
But when that -- to vote on on the legalizing it or extending medical marijuana it's gone down to defeat and in California that's a real surprise.
Well not really mean there there is so a lot of right wing when the poured into their camp Clinton.
Stop the -- the legalization.
You know a lot of there's a lot of companies that don't want to marijuana legalize -- -- the medical industry for sure you know.
Because part has been proved effective -- serious diseases such as cancer and MS.
And and I think what you know Obama has to do or any president for gets in there they have to -- scheduled a drug.
And he get all he has to do -- -- -- and it is an executive -- -- -- to -- his -- -- executive orders to rescheduling marijuana from schedule one which has no medical benefits what's wherever -- -- scheduled to.
Which has medical benefits and in should be approved by doctors so that that's what's gonna happen I'm -- right in saying that you have prostate cancer is diagnosed Melissa long ago -- -- Are -- using marijuana in the treatment of -- condition.
Yes I am I doing this what what what's the treatment.
-- a joke there because as frustrated you know.
But you know examined so.
Yeah uses depository is division based upon this.
-- -- hello I have to ask the question doesn't -- After all I don't know yet I don't know yet I have rejected though you have -- -- -- haven't run you know of if you don't look to be about the same vintage.
On in my early sixties and I suspect you of you know roughly the size.
You still smoking we've.
Oh yeah yeah but -- are not as and not as much as they used to you know.
Wynonna because you don't have to like half well because you don't have to because applied is -- strong you don't have to smoke to hold doing it is that true that is different from forecast again really.
Absolutely you -- Tokyo and you're good to go it -- you needed to smoke every day.
Are trying to do -- sometimes have for yet.
And then I measuring -- -- -- -- an -- or whenever you on that it's it has just.
Three confident full times' account to cover that expression maintaining I believe that was in use maybe fifty years ago you've maintained a slew of this.
Or they still millions and but I know C are the reason I think it is going to be legal knows that.
There right wing talk show hosts like Bill O'Reilly and Dennis Miller.
And Mike Huckabee they all smoke pot you know.
I know and I know I'd definitely say no this is -- I don't know whether these guys smoke weed on not tonight or nor -- nor -- -- you can't say that on parks.
But immune to choose just like smoke -- -- these guys are no you know.
I was at a topless bar would Mike Huckabee and you know I don't know you'll know he's he's if you put -- we're not safe and without a lag that has left comments on the go I have quote Mike Huckabee.
And Dennis Miller I mean Dennis Miller's -- been a -- went as follows quite a second if his right.
Wing guys who -- defeating legalized marijuana.
How come you saying that right wing guys around that took cannot smoke in wait what's going off.
-- could -- because they're hypocrites there there in total hypocrites of the good news depletion industry all the cops a lot of cops smoke pot you.
It's it's the safest ways to add to relax you know.
In -- in medicine.
So.
It is the reason it's illegal is because of the the jail system for instance you know and the reason I got prostrate cancer -- -- put in jail for selling belongs that's a glass -- Yes I did nine months in jail -- thanks to Fox News by the way.
But none of that prison was -- Euro a wonderful guest on Fox News not just -- is time to wrap you know what that means.
-- -- -- -- quote -- I hope you're gonna come this is again.
And humor that big lead manager or -- all of finished next to -- you've you've got to come back next time -- I wanna hear about a progress with your your prostate cancer are -- and I'm waiting to hear from -- around -- you'll probably hear from thanks -- much.
