Adam Ruins Everything - The Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal

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Adam Ruins Everything - The Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal

[@gary9933]

The hemp industry was also maturing to the point where they could mass produce paper and other products. That would eliminate the need to cut down trees for paper.

[@davindamico1759]

Timber industry ran a smear campaign, I forget when but it was about the time Reefer madness came out

[@ghiblicat]

increasing the hemp industry could actually help with climate change because they can make biodegradable plastic out of it :/

[@claudeusgothicus6453]

And not just the forestry industry, there was also the cotton industry which hemp threatened along with several others

[@Clayton.Bigsby.360]

@@davindamico1759 It WAS reefer madness, dumb stoner

[@electricheisenberg5723]

@@ghiblicat BIODIGRADABLE GLITTER! (Now we don’t have to store it in a bank vault whenever we see younger children)

[@kathrynpotts3318]

"Dude, I thought you were cool" "Oh, I wish"

[@evanhuff5425]

Kathryn Potts lol yeah

[@breeze8688]

Kathryn Potts I seen that right after and started laughing so hard 😂😂😂😂

[@MickeyD2012]

IKR? At least he's self-aware.

[@ggamin8497]

Long-term marijuana abuse can lead to physical and psychological marijuana addiction. Heavy, long-term marijuana users develop physical dependence on the drug and withdrawal symptoms upon quitting. Marijuana withdrawal symptoms typically include irritability, sleeplessness, anxiety, impaired appetite and aggression. Drug-impaired driving will also increase if marijuana is legalized. Marijuana is already a significant causal factor in highway crashes, injuries and deaths. In a recent national roadside survey of weekend nighttime drivers, 8.6 percent tested positive for marijuana or its metabolites, nearly four times the percentage of drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 g/dL (2.2 percent). I mean, his arguements are good, but he never mentions the facts and opinions that disagree with him and others who agree with him along with his viewers. I feel that in order to make your arguement of the matter better than the people who disagree with you, you should speak their arguement and correct it. www.caron.org/Understanding-Addiction/Drug-Addiction/Marijuana?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7sWj-eO91QIVUTuBCh3BsQ_GEAAYASAAEgITofD_BwE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7sWj-eO91QIVUTuBCh3BsQ_GEAAYASAAEgITofD_BwE www.cnbc.com/id/36267223

[@Cobalt985]

What you've just described is psychological dependence. That can all happen if you're addicted to video games, TV, sex, the internet, among other things. In fact, even if it is somewhat physiological, there is one larger widespread drug out there that is more addictive than cannabis which can give you similar "withdrawal" symptoms. Caffeine, which has to be the most popular "drug" out there, is more dangerous than cannabis, and is also more addictive. You could viably OD on caffeine, especially if you're using it in a powdered on concentrated form. It would be in grams. You could not viably OD on cannabis! To OD you would have to eat around 22 kg in a small period of time, and smoke around 680 kg in 15 minutes.

[@jacobbabson6786]

My DARE police officer was arrested for drunk driving. This actually happened

[@karl4161]

PhantomGamer28 Well duh, he probably smoked weed too.

[@davidkim9898]

I got caught for buzzed driving and had to take a drug class and a MADD mothers against drunk driving class- right around the time that one of the cofounders of MADD was caught for drunk driving The world is full of lies

[@deusexmachina101]

HAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!

[@alexanderkyprianou3886]

MINE TOO!

[@Imhotterthenyou11]

Mic Mac by chance? Freeport high?

[@grumposaurrex3629]

Can I just point out the irony that the White House domestic affairs advisors name is John Ehrlichman.... his last name in German means “honest man”... lol.

[@carlosbanderas4238]

Sicher?!

[@finneh6145]

@@carlosbanderas4238 JA

[@grumposaurrex3629]

Carlos Banderas des deutsche Wort für “Man” wird mit zwei “N” buchstabiert, also währe “Ehrlichmann” richtiger. Aber ich dachte ein “N” weniger ist woscht, nah genug 😊

[@chryosolite9397]

We need him brought back to life

[@jsmnuk]

Er ist doch nicht ein erlicher Mann.

[@keithpurvis251]

Weed is gate way to the refrigerator

[@alterego6571]

Weed destroyed my teeth.... cause after weed i eat a bunch of candys and chocolates x(

[@abyss5037]

No to taco bell

[@grimmisascorchmain9486]

Everything is a gateway to the refrigerator. Screw that I am the refrigerator

[@Ovahlls]

Abyss yes

[@Ty-om6nn]

i laughed for a bit

[@nanaramirez875]

Damn that quote, i get scare from what kind of things the government and make us believe.

[@arkology_city]

As you should. The word government literally means "mind control" in latin.

[@anikatodd6018]

Really? Can you back that up with facts instead of insignificant hearsay?

[@JoeyFaller]

Anika Todd Mind control is animi imperio government is imperium so it's not literlally, Traveling Through Time But close enough

[@JoeyFaller]

Seth Rollin's Gap true.

[@partyanimal8248]

Nana Ramirez OMG so true

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Fun fact: Some people are smoking weed while watching this video about the history of weed

[@anthonyy123]

how many subs do you havem

[@redantking8079]

I see you everywhere

[@anthonyy123]

@Ben Classified i was just wondering because i see him everywhere and his video has 200000 views

[@stinkyrat3744]

LMAO how did u know i was doing just that thing-

[@monikakaushal3093]

You are literally every where

[@Hannah-oo3gc]

I remember this conversation between me and my mother Her: Don't ever smoke weed. Me: I don't think i ever wi- Her: _jUsT dO eDiBLeS InStEaD_

[@riquaetv9104]

omfg i swear same

[@harringt100]

LOL! A lot less stinky that way.

[@GretchenGoebel]

@@harringt100 i heard that edibles taste gross

[@moliesker]

@@GretchenGoebel Nah they actually taste pretty good, if you get some good edibles ofcourse lol

[@DiEGo924040]

I hate the wait time on edibles, the high doesn't kick in as soon as I want it to... kicks in at the most random of times 😂

[@ShadowTheSoulless]

'i thought you were cool" "i wish" lol

[@KENDOG419ALSO]

literally L'ed OL.....

[@memememr2259]

Nice edgy name

[@brynnaperry3699]

Agreed, Adam Conover is mood.

[@Flint_Inferno]

Has Adam done a TED talks yet?

[@AmbroseReed]

Wow. That Erlichman quote is terrifying.

[@Prizzilla]

But not surprising...

[@KurtisC93]

Of course it is.

[@kleinesWatteschaf]

What's ironic is that ehrlichmann is german for "honest man"

[@AvinashtheIyerHaHaLOL]

Almost worryingly honest in his motive.

[@jenniferlee7085]

"Ehrlichman" (In German) translated means "Honest Man " I don't know if that makes it even scarryer

[@shannond5350]

I think the people who smoke weed and go to harder drugs would’ve gotten to them even if they didn’t start at weed. It’s all coincidence. I know plenty of people who have only smoked weed, including myself, and would never dream of going to anything else.

[@MrBassmann15]

A big reason people who smoke weed go to harder drugs is because of their dealers. A dealer will tell their client that they don't have weed this week and will offer a harder drug instead. If weed was made legal, then people wouldn't have to worry about shady dealers.

[@ericforman4721]

I agree with that. Kinda like weed doesn't make you violent. However it can't always mellow out people that are.

[@theungreatkahli]

Yep. Most of the people I know who smoke herb don’t mess with any other stuff and/or don’t like pills. I used to drink a lot, but once I started smoking, I stopped drinking almost completely now. So, that myth of being a gateway to other drugs isn’t always accurate.

[@DarkLordDiablos]

I worked with a guy who was totally open about the drugs he and his flatmate did and sold. He didn't see a problem with it and you couldn't tell from looking at him that he used drugs. Also I'm surprised the Governments of the world haven't figured out the amount of money they'd get from legalising drugs as you can be sure people would rather buy their drugs from a pharmacy where you could guarantee the drugs pureness than from some dodgy guy who may have cut them with all manner of things from baby powder to rat poison.

[@LilChuunosuke]

Same! And like the first comment said, the fact that we go through dispensaries instead of dealers helps prevent us from going on to harder drugs. But i personally take high CBD for my PTSD, anxiety, and insomnia. It helps me function and helps me *sleep.* Something I've struggled with for as long as I can remember. While all my friends at a party get blackout drunk, fall asleep puking over a toilet, get hangovers that prevent them from going to work the next day, etc. I take a little 5mg thc gummy, get a little dizzy and giggly, and pass out for a full, deep sleep. Even less stigmatized drugs feel less appealing to me. Weed is such a mild, tame drug that I really enjoy for it's simplicity.

[@Codex951]

Yeah, that quote is very real, and that is scary as hell.

[@lostjames215]

Code951 nice like count

[@Codex951]

@@lostjames215 I completely forgot about this comment and this video.

[@lostjames215]

Nooooooooooo the 69

[@davecullins1606]

Just legalise it, tax it, and set the age limit to 25 years old, and have an obligatory ID-requirement when purchasing.

[@TylerBaraby]

You understand that's not any more rational, right? The middle ground between sense and nonsense is still nonsense.

[@MetalSonicReject]

It’s basically the smoking equivalent of alcohol.

[@vjb3n33]

Tyler Baraby how is that not more rational

[@pxndxlunx5821]

Tyler Baraby how tho, its legal and you can buy it? 25 is too much for you, fine 18 but still taxed with ID. Seems fine to me.

[@vjb3n33]

Pxndx Lunx he said 25 because that’s the point where your brain is fully developed to the point where it doesn’t affect cognitive function

[@MusclesHockeymask]

D.A.R.E. had great shirts to wear while getting high on marijuana in middle school. Oh man, those were the days.

[@thatfeelwhen3928]

Danube Branch Pretty cool logo , all things considered

[@redoctane13]

and kids that were in the program are *way* more likely to actually use hard drugs, imagine that!

[@CyberiusT]

Fun fact: DARE is a range of flavoured milk in Australia. www.ideabd.com/cms_images/26_06-09-2011_9542.jpg Goes great with all those munchies. ;)

[@ivanmontes3852]

and i still have my D.A.R.E and G.R.E.A.T certificates...

[@redoctane13]

ivan_monte_c bonus points if thats where you keep a stash xD

[@bl6973]

“Mexicans bad, daddy scared” That sentence strikes FEAR into me

[@lenini056]

Nosotros vamos a segir a los gringos. Mwahahahaha! Lol

[@Jarod-sm5rf]

Just legalize it, just look up the medical benefits and sorrows form people with stress or PTSD.

[@darciambaye4871]

Bipolar

[@georgiabaker7671]

Yeah except it also triggers psychotic episodes real often in people who have mental disorders, it's really a flip of a coin

[@charlieschumaker2459]

@@georgiabaker7671 take cbd with it it takes away the paranoia and the bad effects

[@liamvizzard223]

@@charlieschumaker2459 CBD binds to CB1 receptors and inhibits the effects of THC, if you take CBD with cannabis you might as well only take CBD

[@claudeusgothicus6453]

@yeet - Uhmmmm, no. That's not exactly how it works. Although they both interact with cannabinoid receptors, they do so differently. If the THC has already entered your system and bound to your cannabinoid receptors, then taking CBD later won't actually have that leveling out effect. You personally only have a set number of cannabinoid receptors available. Regardless of whether they pair up with the CBD or the THC, once they pair up they're no longer available for anything else for a set timeframe. In theory, if you were to take both the CBD and THC at the same time, it should pretty much cancel out the THC. In practice, this would be impossible to achieve due to several factors. It would take endless testing to determine the precise amounts needed to balance each other out exactly considering everyone has their own individual composition of cannabinoid receptors. Currently, only two cannabinoid receptors have been identified, although it is believed there are at least three, or possibly even 4. CB1 receptors are primarily found in the brain & nervous system while CB2 receptors are concentrated mostly in the immune system & organs. Although THC (an antagonist) binds to both CB1 and CB2 receptors CBD (an indirect antagonist) also interacts despite not technically 'binding'. It's really easy to understand this when you think of it like this - (the same principle also applies to things like antihistamines) Think of it as kind of like trying to put a square peg into a round hole, but the pegs don't go completely through the holes. The pegs are slightly different sizes, and each of these two pegs is drawn towards (they're able to interact with) your cannabinoid receptors. To keep it simple we'll say that your receptors are all circular holes. The THC are round pegs (antagonist = the perfect match) and the CBD will be the square pegs, however, they are slightly smaller than the round pegs which means they can also sit inside of the round hole (indirect antagonist = eliciting a different response) When the round THC peg gets to the round receptor hole it matches up perfectly and it plugs the hole - this is known as binding to the receptor. Whereas when the square CBD peg gets to that round hole because it's a different shape it cannot fill up the hole perfectly and therefore it cannot plug the hole completely. And the receptor itself reacts differently depending upon whichever peg it has been paired with (antagonist vs indirect antagonist) I hope this helps you to understand at least a little better how that system works.

[@GG3695]

Adam has used plenty of real quotes in his show but this is the one that really hits you hard!

[@knottseli5057]

we had a dare officer say cigarettes are bad then once he got out of the school the kids saw him light a cigarette in the parkinglot

[@KingTreyy23]

😂😂😂

[@user-pu4nq8hk9s]

There's just something poetic about this.

[@TMWT]

He didn't want them to make the same mistakes he did.

[@crybabyharley9791]

Knottseli that's me. I know how shitty tabaco is and how addictive it can get so I try to make it look as bad as I can to any kids I'm around.

[@crybabyharley9791]

I don't smoke tabaco anymore but I did a lot and now I don't even like being around people who do

[@RP--no7wj]

Saying that marijuana is a gateway drug is like saying that grape juice is a gateway to alcohol addiction

[@maximkonechno8742]

Ok what alcohol % in grape juice? It is gateway to diabetes.

[@mr.cheeseisus220]

"grape juice" you mean Wine?

[@punklover99]

The difference is grape juice is delicious

[@sphort54]

Wine is actually ‘Grape Juice’.

[@wahtx7717]

​@@sphort54 but fermented

[@RenaissanceM]

“Let’s see...what are people scared of for no reason........AHA! MEXICANS!” Idk why, but the way he says that always makes me laugh 😂😂😂

[@MatthewGraham027]

Crazy quote. And yet some people are still making excuses in the comment section of this very video

[@SirFuzzi]

You can't fix stupid. Not now, not ever.

[@montyfatcat8871]

SirFuzzi can I quote you on that? Or you can get it on to a quoting website. It's just cause it's so true

[@SirFuzzi]

You can quote whatever, whenever, friend. I won't stop you. Another good one: You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you can't teach a dumb dog anything.

[@SirFuzzi]

Why not both?

[@shanetoyama9708]

Matthew Graham g

[@victorgavelin9337]

Why don''t they just make it 18+ if you wanted to ban everything that was dangerous cigarettes, cars, chewing tobacco, alcohol, All that was dangerous but they just made it illegal to everyone who was not 18+. Do the same with marijuana

[@thisusernameisunavailable5097]

victorgavelin gavelin Yes!

[@BudCharlesUnderVlogs]

Well marijuana should be 25+ as it harms developing brains but the basic principle works.

[@missedits6403]

victorgavelin gavelin THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@robertlo9675]

Because there are no lobbyists for marijuana like there are for cigarettes.

[@montyfatcat8871]

victorgavelin gavelin well, 25, so it's completely harmless, cause then your brain is fully developed

[@lexismore]

Missed opportunity to point out that even the word "marijuana" was chosen as the common term because it *sounded more Mexican*. Always seemed strange to me that the official name for the drug sounds like something people would say jokingly to each other while lounging in the shade under a coconut palm. The more you know. 🌠

[@tristanbulluss9386]

I've got schizophrenia and weed is the only thing that stops me hearing voices.

[@tristanbulluss9386]

Yeah for some people, but not for me.

[@tristanbulluss9386]

The meds dont work. I take some to get to sleep but I could use sleeping tablets for that.

[@Ari_Guardian]

Haloperidol. Risperidone. Safer. Stronger. no addictive effects. Bye

[@tristanbulluss9386]

Had both of them and they dont work and they can screw up your life. Or kill you.

[@TheTheninjagummybear]

@@Ari_Guardian, Cannabis isn't addictive, either.

[@andrewholzinger6576]

" I HAVE ZERO CHILL!!" lol

[@chatoman2243]

Terrible form in that profile pic of yours

[@morganbutler9826]

Yet he has more chill than Trump

[@DatGrunt]

I injected 20 mariweeds and I dieded. Send help.

[@Sean3503]

FollowMeInfantry I dieded from 7

[@briangothic1970]

did you use a weed needle???

[@DatGrunt]

No I use straw

[@nicholas1675]

brian behave he used a weedle

[@Christine.3671]

DatGrunt 444 likes wahow

[@joeythejanitor1920]

3:07 That’s probably the most ironic thing I’ve ever heard in this show.

[@ashwadhwani]

Long ago I caught a whiff of weed from someone smoking a block away and now I am hopelessly addicted to LSD

[@Magst3r1]

Atleast it aint alcohol!

[@VitaminMePlease]

If they decriminalize weed in a state, do people who were jailed for a minimum sentence get freed and/or have the incident struck from their record? VERY curious.

[@tungstenivoxide2407]

VitaminMePlease No.

[@FinalHeresy]

Even if it was legalized on a federal level that wouldn't be the case. By any rational measurement it should be, but it isn't. The president would have to pardon and exonerate the millions of people we've arrested for nonviolent drug offenses and I don't see any leader having the balls to do so. The government would also have to admit it was wrong and was knowingly lying and deceiving the american people and it would never do that.

[@VitaminMePlease]

OMG. That's terrifying. Seriously??? So imagine alcohol becomes illegal (prohibition happens again hypothetically), then 1yr later its legal in all states again and I'd still have to sit in jail for that sentence?

[@tungstenivoxide2407]

VitaminMePlease Yes. Unless directly pardoned, you would have to wait out that sentence.

[@VitaminMePlease]

James Gilmore mindblown but not in the good way O_O

[@NekoBoyOfficial]

Never smoked weed, never will, but I won't stop others from doing it.

[@TheRealSandorClegane]

NekoBoyOfficial as if u had the power to stop others

[@vivaelchilepicante]

NekoBoyOfficial stop being a square and take a hit man

[@Shadowtopia69]

Altair Auditore-Wayne da Masyaf Stop being square, and let people live however they want. Nekoboy isn't affecting you with his decision.

[@pravinrao3669]

in India our gods drink a juice made from weed(bhang)

[@Macsk8ing]

I'll kick your ass if you drink alcohol though.

[@hardcoregamer264]

I remember hearing quite recently that the dare programme actually cherrypicked the results so that they still keep getting funded even though it was failure from the beginning

[@artemissharp1227]

This gave me the confidence I needed to go try an edible! Thanks Adam

[@greenghost2212]

U should try hitting a bowl first. Edibles are gonna hit you wayyyyyyyyyyyyy harder if you are a first timer

[@funguy6486]

greenghost2212 I bet this guy greened out

[@AdamTait-hy2qh]

@@funguy6486 he injected 7 marijuana cookies into his eye

[@FirstLast-wg1gs]

@@AdamTait-hy2qh just another person killed by marihuana i hope we get rid of this drug soon

[@antoniusevan3722]

You 25+?

[@VeinsX3]

to much of anything is bad for you...beer cocaine weed and even jizz.. so enjoy it all responsibly

[@josephsummers2427]

Haha. And how many people you figure DON'T enjoy it responsibly? Tens or Hundreds of thousands a year considering how many drug rehab clinics there are in the US....

[@kimmichelle87]

the only way smoking too much cannabis can kill you is when you pass out halfway through your tenth joint and it falls on your bed and sets you on fire. xD

[@josephsummers2427]

mishi kim Or you get stoned, get behind the wheel of a car (driving blazed) and wrap it around a pole at 70 mph, which has happened similarly in the past hundreds of times.

[@kimmichelle87]

Joseph Summers lol you must be fun at parties

[@josephsummers2427]

mishi kim Eh, I tell the truth. Car accidents caused by drugs, even weed, are far too many. They say 0 deaths from weed, but probably 1,000 deaths from being stoned and killing someone in their car. It's not smoking the weed that kills anyone. It's what people do after they've smoked a quarter ounce. But I never bring stuff like this up at parties.

[@pax5655]

i love when people cite their sources. appreciated

[@matts1166]

Look into the source though, as Adam is kinda misquoting it. While it's true that almost no one has dies of marijuana overdose (there is actually a couple), he's comparing apples to oranges. The number for marijuana only covers drug overdoses, while alcohol covered anything from drunk suicide to drunk driving. Most of the rest was from long-term abuse. The tobacco stat is similar, which is funny, as many of the health problems from smoking tobacco comes from inhaling burning fumes, which also happens when you smoke weed, the most popular way to take marijuanna.

[@slideman1249]

@@matts1166 yeah cause last time I check couple is alot

[@cantdropa2k290]

I remember getting told. Stay away from marijuana while my parents both had a bottle in their hands

[@cyuleba]

A cop pulled me over. I was high. I told him what you said. I went to jail.

[@octaviusroosevelt7355]

Wouldn't it be great if "to protect and serve" meant to protect and serve?

[@JonathanSmith-ge4pi]

You shouldn't be driving under the influence of drugs, period. Not even under most legal drugs should you be driving.

[@jorgecaballero1013]

yeah, if you were walking, would have been all for you, but driving while high is VERY dangerous, glad to see people's commenting the same thing. Hope you learned a lesson, but didn't get f*cked over for the rest of your life for going to jail

[@richardsiemion5903]

I’m all for the legalization of weed. … even more than that … however not down with Driving while impaired by any substance…. Not the same man. Not the same.

[@Brievruiz]

I REMEMBER THE DARE PROGRAM!! I was in elementary school and the officer who told us not to do drugs and gave us an entire speech on it, turned out to be a drug addict 😂😂 i dont do drugs but i just find that hilarious

[@chupacabra4896]

anyone remember those color changing pencils you get?

[@ZachHixsonTutorials]

[@partyanimal8248]

Zach Hixson LOL Nice one

[@partyanimal8248]

Zach Hixson That's what Adam Is basically saying

[@caitlinroseblaney226]

Too cool to do drugs --> Cool to do drugs --> To Do Drugs -->. Do Drugs --> ...Drugs They're all user-friendly after the "too" is used up, lol...

[@SweetflyRachel]

YES I STILL HAVE ONE

[@RaW_Chaos]

Nixon: I have no chill! Me: Smoke weed dude

[@mull3r457]

shut up

[@RaW_Chaos]

@@mull3r457 you suck

[@littletravelblog7589]

"Dude, I thought your were cool." "Oh, I wish." That scene describes me very well.

[@aleggs6019]

Honestly it's ridiculous that it's still banned. Not even hardcore conservatives are against it anymore. I'm surprised the government still is considering if it was legalized that it would be a source of tax income.

[@dankybudman847]

Alex Kendrick So you support the government regulating and taxing more of our lives to received millions to spend on their own self interest?

[@aleggs6019]

Moreso than being thrown in jail for years for doing something not only non-harmful, but also none of the governments business.

[@dankybudman847]

Alex Kendrick I agree it should be legal, I just really don't want the federal government or government in general to be involved

[@aleggs6019]

Well they wouldn't be involved anymore than they normally are, they'd just apply the sales tax they apply to everything.

[@Maibuwolf]

Lol at "tax revenue". They already heavily tax anyone they catch with it. Go get caught with some weed and see how much you end up having to pay. Also dont be dumb enough to think they government is heavily involved in the selling of illegal drugs. Why legalize and collect "taxes" when they can keep it illegal, sell it anyway and pocket all of the revenue?

[@erraa_]

I love Adam ruins everything! It's my favorite series on this channel ❤

[@benocq]

Erraa Same

[@liangchenliu3289]

Ben Henoc

[@davidarrowsmith1707]

Erraa same

[@luisherrera529]

Same. And Impractical jokers, and Hack my life.

[@ericbazinga]

Erraa Yeah, same here. Too bad I don't have cable...

[@Lukesir-ih8gy]

weed is a gateway drug a gateway into total chillness

[@yoholup19]

Or to Cheetos

[@lilwisp4974]

Well its a roll of the dice 🤷‍♂️ it can have a wide variety of affects on different people, not always chill.

[@algumacoisa0_074]

It is, until you get addicted to it... then its just a matter of time until you break...

[@kaitlenjones2735]

Honestly this video has changed my mind on the effects of weed. I’m still not a fan due to the smell of it and the way people take it expecting it not to clash with any medication they may also be taking. But I can’t possibly vilify people for smoking it now. Not adults anyway. Thanks Adam, you’ve really changed my perspective!

[@nathandixon2048]

Yeah I can see why people wouldn't wanna partake in it, but as long as they understand it's not dangerous, that's all you need

[@greenghost2212]

You do know cannabis has more than one smell right? I'm smoking a strain that smells like lavender

[@kingspina1781]

What strain is that? And I think I need hang with you 😂

[@caitlinroseblaney226]

"Hey, racist mob!!!" (hey, what? ::puts hands to ears::) lol 😂

[@MoodyMMA]

Insomniac DaydreamzZz 😂😂😂

[@tinsote7176]

But Mexican isn’t a race. This just makes people think it is.

[@elysew2841]

Everything I learned in my 6th grade health class was a lie.

[@ianherron5767]

Elyse Wroten just like the cake.

[@RemizZ]

They basically just followed along and it's not like there are no lobbyists in Europe or elsewhere...

[@shawnbenoit3774]

cityraildude dude... do you not understand the influence america has in regulating laws in every other country. you seem butthurt by this show and american history in general from looking at your other comments. edit: i did some research and found that in 1961 an international treaty was adopted by the Single Convention of Narcotic Drugs where... "Marijuana is a Schedule I drug under this treaty, which means it’s flatly, totally forbidden. Countries can decriminalize marijuana use, but no signatory to the treaty can legalize either use or cultivation." so pretty much america told the world what to do and because we are a big influence they did. sad.

[@TioDock]

Elyse Wroten Lil bubble pop'd?

[@elliotdovegamer9553]

Elyse Wroten yes

[@LapisOverlord]

"To protect you from ruining your life with weed, we're gonna ruin your life even more!" - US Government

[@jerbs5346]

Anti-Americanist trash.

[@ororodrf4150]

Damn...just damn...Adam, you should do a lecture tour on this topic alone.Then as a finale to the tour, organize a rally on the steps of congress in DC. Please think about it.

[@Flint_Inferno]

Has he done a TED talks yet?

[@randomhuman9672]

Carl hart does talks on this

[@funnylove4321]

oh now I get it in that robot chicken episode when robo cob teaching the D.A.R.E program said " all those kids started using drugs"😆

[@captkill3304]

South Park does an episode talking about the D.A.R.E. program too

[@ianstover6853]

dude my dare teacher was arrested for being a dealer

[@tylerswanson2922]

Now I want to see an episode on D.A.R.E

[@jeffbrehove2614]

Tyler Swanson the dare program is explained as a failure in this episode.

[@oscannail274]

"explained" lol. It's asserted. I wanna see a D.A.R.E episode too.

[@wouterdeheus3626]

Another theory Ive heard is that hemp was a superior alternative to paper, so the paper lobby had cannabis illegalized.

[@elliefuller3667]

Anyone who thinks a stoner has the ability to forcefully rape/murder someone while high is a clown 😭😭 everyone who has smoked bud knows exactly what I’m talking about

[@trueingenium7431]

"no problem if its used in moderation"? Just like alcohol, it shouldnt be illegal anymore than cigarettes and alcohol.

[@DrTssha]

And like both, minors should be prevented from accessing either. And sharing it with minors highly discouraged.

[@trueingenium7431]

Thak god someone understood what I wrote, rereading it I realize its an awkward sentence.

[@merlindragonstar8783]

And let's not forget at one time minors could also buy tobacco as well, I believe it was the early 80's if memory serves. I do remember, though, going to the store in the 70's at 10 years old with a friend of mine who dipped and he would purchase Skoal. It was 50 cents a can then.

[@getmilked6216]

ive had a drinking problem but ive never had a pot problem. its two different beasts all together

[@googleplussucks2195]

I'm seeing lots of comments stupid enough to make me wince a little, mostly either boiling down to "but brain development tho", which Adam addressed, or "but smoke tho". That's never been an argument compelling enough to make cigarettes (or campfires for that matter) illegal, and I take it nobody's heard of pot brownies or vaping or whatever.

[@alejandromarquez8280]

Google Plus Sucks Then let make cigarettes illegal, too. Let's get rid of the problem, not create another one just because it's not as bad as the one we already have

[@fertiledirt7708]

Plenty of parties left. Light up Adam. Haha

[@blackkittyfreak]

I love how Adam always finds the most damning and unambiguous quotes.

[@Eccegato]

So, if smoking anything (including weed) is bad for health anyway, does that mean pot brownies are safe? I mean, other than getting fat..

[@tabithaburns2713]

jeonghyun kim yea you should be fine lmao

[@gingerinajacket8519]

Actually no, in this case smoking weed is actually safer because with weed you need to smoke 6 times your body weight of it to overdose, or eat half of your body weight for the same overdose. Considering how weed makes you hungry having directly in the solution for weed hunger might be like trying to cure a hangover with more alchohol.

[@greenghost2212]

@@gingerinajacket8519 you sound dumb as hell and obviously have 0 experience in cannabis 😂.

[@belogical2396]

In my country weed grows on the side of roads! Tons of weed!

[@charlieschumaker2459]

where im moving there

[@aiden3947]

Why does you even wants weed it dont make you cool Sory for my English its not my first languge

[@zuha1243]

Same here no one cares once we where on a mountain road and there was nothing but weed everywhere

[@magentasunbringer]

Whheerrreee

[@nathandixon2048]

@@aiden3947 almost no one smokes weed to look cool, they smoke it for social reasons like when hanging with friends to health reasons like stress or insomnia and even worse diseases like colitis, glaucoma, PTSD and other painful diseases, even football players who suffer serious mental issues smoke marijuana to keep their mental issues in check

[@heatherdawn3344]

With the decriminalizing of all drugs in Oregon this week (marijuana has been for several years now) I love watching this and remembering what things USED to be like, and actually still is like in much of the country...crazy

[@tinfoilhatmaninspace4944]

This needs to be shown everywhere in Public , Projected onto tall buildings so that everyone ignorant of the truth will finally know.

[@cityraildude]

The problem with this video is that sure, the USA maybe corrupt, I don't think so, but I don't know. Whilst this may apply to America, what about the other 100+ countries where marijuana is illegal? In fact, there are very few countries where marijuana isn't illegal. Are they all in on the same racist, corrupt, America-Centric conspiracy?

[@mylowhanging3832]

@@cityraildude I'm from Brazil, and here we follow many political tendency from EUA.

[@mylowhanging3832]

@@cityraildude and it's not as if the American anti-drug policy hasn't affected other countries in latin america

[@cityraildude]

@@mylowhanging3832 So what about the Eastern Hemisphere, and what's the EUA?

[@SpitefulAZ]

Please explain why cannabis is illegal in the UK, and Japan, and several other first world countries?

[@liefone]

They did it to please America.

[@Theproclaimed]

SpitefulAZ stigma

[@rockagold3819]

Good question...

[@arcaneursa9022]

It had a lot of similar effects with other drugs so they thought that marijuana is also destructive to our health. The number one reason however was China. Marijuana has similar effects to opium but with less intensity. Opium almost destroyed China. Google/ wikipedia chinese opium dens and how it affected the country through history. UK heavily emphasized on the drug addiction to strike better bargains in trade

[@user-ho4vi1df1d]

As for China, googling opium wars China might be more usefull I think

[@kandie3127]

I served a 5 year sentence for selling it with my ex. (who was also abusive and it was his business, cops knew that) I wasn't a drug dealer, I was a florist.

[@dankulousmemeulous9803]

when weed is legal in your province *happiness 420 noise*

[@lostjames215]

dankulous memeulous its legal in our country

[@TRXLLGE]

*happy Canadian noises*

[@jerbs5346]

How about we make the new drinking and smoking age 25 and we make the new adult age 25, and you still count as a teenager when you're 13 to 20

[@wheatboi8255]

The people in the comments "Uhhh you still have to SMOKE it? And smoking is bad?" Yes because the only way of intaking it is through smoking. Because no one has heard of pot brownies. Yes, you can bake it into brownies. Cookies. Cake. Make it into a chocolate bar. The list goes on and on. Please PLEASE try researching something before shooting your mouths off. I swear to God it's not painful!

[@KL-rd9tg]

Don't forget vaping and topical applications ;)

[@Barely___Editing]

I had a THC patch put it on my neck and while I was playing Xbox I was like why am I high right now? But then I'm like ohhhh it's the patch lmao I love it no smell no smoke 😇

[@neroblack2704]

The way it's administered changed the intensity and duration of weed though and some people have certain preferences as to what they want to get out of their weed.

[@stevenryann8767]

Wheatboi I don't think the majority of the populace is that ignorant. Ive never smoked or done drugs but i know that. Have you actually read the comments?

[@fionn9852]

Listen I tried a weed brownie before smoking and I honestly thought I died lmao. It can be intense if you haven’t smoked first

[@repmidwest]

So if I ever catch my future teenage son or daughter with weed I can just say "Not till you're 25!"

[@amezingmexican5828]

David Smith probably till 28

[@captainfunk1490]

Lol, that’s kinda sad if you’re still in charge of your kid when they’re 25

[@MissingmyBabbu]

I remember when we had our DARE program back in the day. The shithead running it made no distinction between recreational drugs and ones that were medically necessary. It took a lot of convincing from my healthcare team to get me to start taking my meds again after tha r because I was scared I'd end up a meth faced homeless corpse because I "did drugs". I can't say prescription meds are all good (since I've been on them since elementary school I have some issues with memory n stuff) but I'm still alive sooo

[@yoyoyodaboy]

The Nixon "zero-chill" delivery killed me lmao so good!!

[@AV.36]

DARE made me want to smoke more

[@theasorlins6027]

I don't even smoke but I hate DARE. They made me want to do drugs.

[@treyshipman1357]

Adam Valdes Same thing with me and the Real Cost ads

[@justinandthechingoos9334]

That's because you guys are complete idiots.

[@Thorn9]

that moment when you reliase adam goes to more partys than you do

[@AydenHub]

*realize *parties

[@arcanehero1247]

AydenHubbell Productions OCD grammar nazi

[@margaretwordnerd5210]

When my daughter was 8, a bike accident split her knee to the bone. She heard me talking with the doctor about the local anesthetic, and at the word cocaine she began screaming in terror that she didn't want to be an addict. Because D.A.R.E. First the doctor and I tried to assure her that this use was medically approved and safe, but she had been so brainwashed by propaganda that she was still terrified. The doc gave me a sad look and said carefully, "You misheard, honey. Your mom and I were talking about a different medication. You haven't been given cocaine." She calmed down. When she was older, I told her the truth about drugs. She never abused drugs or alcohol, because she listened to her honest hippie mom and trusted me. If I could have gotten my hands on the D.A.R.E. propagandist, I'd have had very harsh words for them! What monster decided, "Let's not tell kids that doctors can prescribe strong drugs for safe use that might be dangerous in other circumstances. Let's traumatize them and encourage them to get their parents busted for a little weed. The kids will think they're saving their parents from certain death, when the real result will be the kid ending up in foster care! It's hilarious, let's do it! Sure, when they get older some will realize we lied, and they'll think even meth and heroin are safe...but so what? It's not like we really care about anything but how much grant $ we can get!" Some people are monsters.

[@cutefudgebearsROCK]

Thankyou for sharing this, it’s good to know that there is people with an open mind 🥺♥️

[@margaretwordnerd5210]

@@cutefudgebearsROCK none taken - many older people stop learning, growing, and being open to new ideas. I was lucky to have some older family member who set me a different example. My 84 yr old mom is also an eternal scholar. :) I expect my 34 yr old daughter to be one all her life. And my grandchildren, should we be so blessed as to add another generation. I show every young person I encounter that they should never stop learning. Some take the lesson.

[@cutefudgebearsROCK]

Morwyn Wordnerd well you are an inspiration, yes I changed my comment hoping you did not see it 🥺 bc I honestly I just really didn’t want to offend you. But again, Thankyou I didn’t have many elderly family members but the ones I did have were very conservative or extremely old fashioned so it was always hard to talk about these topics I loved them with all my heart tho but I always wondered if it could be different. It’s good to know that the answer is yes. So thank you again, and don’t change bc this story gives hope and definitely right, we should always be open to learn like I just did ♥️

[@discoguru8363]

Maybe I'm confused, but what's the connection between anaesthesia and cocaine? There is a direct link between anaesthesia and poppy seeds (which are the root plant of many opioids). Can you clarify?

[@margaretwordnerd5210]

​@@discoguru8363 Glad you asked. Cocaine is an excellent and safe topical anesthesia: when applied to skin or injected into tissue it causes numbness without intoxication (and with no danger of addiction). Consider the names of drugs created from similar chemicals, i.e. lidocaine and novacaine. I was VERY glad the cocaine injected in my daughter's knee relieved the pain enough that she could endure cleansing the wound and stitches. She's 34 now and never had a substance abuse problem...from what I taught her rather than D.A.R.E.! That kind of anti-drug program is worse than useless: when kids realized they've been lied to in the programs, they disbelieve warnings about things that really are dangerous. I told her the truth about everything, including foolish risks I took when young and why I wanted her to be wiser. I figure parents who lie to their kids about drugs will have kids who lie to them about drugs.

[@emergentform1188]

This is hilarious and super educational. Also the bald dude playing the corrupt politician is great, I'm so glad he got a part in the comedy show called Corporate, which is a great show.

[@matts1166]

Look into the sources on drug deaths. Adam is kinda misquoting it. While it's true that almost no one has dies of marijuana overdose (there is actually a couple), he's comparing apples to oranges. The number for marijuana only covers drug overdoses, while alcohol covered anything from drunk suicide to drunk driving. Most of the rest was from long-term abuse. The tobacco stat is similar, which is funny, as many of the health problems from smoking tobacco comes from inhaling burning fumes, which also happens when you smoke weed, the most popular way to take marijuanna.

[@emergentform1188]

@@matts1166 Inhaling a few puffs of bud smoke once in a while is pretty innocuous. For someone to inhale as much mj smoke as a cig smoker would be pretty remarkable. I've known some pretty hardcore chronic potheads in my day and they didn't even come close to that, despite being high all day every day. Chewing tobacco also causes cancer so it's clearly not just the burning that's the issue. Cig tobacco is an extremely heavily processed product with dozens of nasty chemicals added to it for various reasons (such as anesthetics (pain killers), bronchial dilators, chemicals to make nicotine bind more readily to the receptors, etc). Besides, raw tobacco itself, before all the processing and chemicals to make it even worse, is so toxic that eating the amount in just a few cigs would kill an adult, and people who work on farms handling tobacco plants need to wear gloves to prevent getting seriously ill and possibly even dying from nicotine overdose. Yet, weed is one of the least toxic consumable products known, way less toxic in fact that most foods we consume. Also, mj has anticancer properties. So it really makes no sense to compare tobacco and mj in any sense, they could not be more different.

[@matts1166]

@@emergentform1188 I'm not saying weed is as bad as tobacco. I'm saying that the way they tabulated those numbers isn't very standardized. The alcohol stats for instance include all deaths from automobile accidents that include one driver that was under the influence, whether they were at fault for the accident or not. Don't tell me the same standard was held for marijuana. No one with a buzz was ever killed in an automobile accident?

[@phrkft9581]

When the D.A.R.E car showed up I thought Retro Bill was going to get out of the car 😂😂😂

[@zeoalexo]

a bag of weed, a bag of weed, oh everything is better with a bag of weed. it’s the only hope you will ever need because everything is better with a bag of WEED!

[@dirtydanimal3946]

zeoalexo ..A FRIEND WITH WEED IS A FRIEND INDEED😁😁😁

[@vg6642]

at least i dont say that a substance that decreases ur productivity is a friend

[@dirtydanimal3946]

Vato2001..NO YOUR SOMEONE WORSE..YOUR A TROLL ON THE INTERNET..GET A LIFE LOSER

[@rosielow527]

Vato2001 It’s a Family Guy reference. And it’s not a particularly bad drug anyway. They shouldn’t be considering suicide.

[@willjackson5521]

zeoalexo family guy lol

[@idkusername5789]

The guy plays Anslinger looks like he might be the actor from ‘The Mask’.

[@kristinahall8467]

I'm gonna go eat an edible and watch an aquarium live stream later

[@JVAN4L]

Shii u mind if i join u 🤞🏽💕

[@Hermetic_]

4:32: That's a real quote!

[@juggawest]

D.A.R.E. DRUGS ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE!

[@jackie_boi116]

juggawest wut

[@harrygan930]

D return A my R books E on time

[@user-wq7qg9mh6r]

D i A do my R homework E always and study

[@angolin9352]

Drugs Are Really Excellent

[@harrygan930]

D I A subbed R to E jack paul 😏

[@triumph2992]

Went to the store today and bought some premium sativa. Thank you Canada and everyone (great north or southern neighbors) who fought to bring the truth to light.

[@greenghost2212]

I'm waiting for Jan 1st so I can on Chicago

[@nbd88811]

4:00 that quote! 😱

[@spidaminida]

Well you have to find some way of filling those private prison contracts...

[@bananaslug6097]

Unfortunately, I live in Texas... I say, look to Colorado! it is legal and the economy is flourishing. Near everything is better in Colorado, compared to its neighboring states, not to mention that the proceeds from marijuana sales go towards improving their schools and general education. There is truly no real reason for this to be illegal in the majority of America, so much would be better and happier with it legalized.

[@MichaelJonesC-4-7]

I've lived in Texas and Colorado and I agree. Colorado is way better than Texas.

[@carsonlong3835]

I disagree, car related fatal accidents in Colorado have increased by 154 percent from 2006-2014. While it is good that profits can be used to help build schools, there are many more less-harmful ways to improve the economy

[@elenaderoet4926]

Flashback to my youth and dare class. We moved a lot when I was a child, so I took dare no less than three times. My step-dad at the time thought that it would be good for me. Well, I grew up around potheads and an alcoholic. I knew for sure what they were saying about pot was not true so I had to treat everything they tried to teach us with suspicion.

[@Pistachios36]

Oh wow, I forgot all about DARE. That was the weirdest freakin class in school.

[@fernie8290]

What initiates racism? 1. Fear 2. Enjoyment Kinda messed up, right? That's humanity for ya. Misanthropy rules!

[@giovannichambers2841]

Don't forget ignorance. That also triggers racism.

[@arjunmathi6312]

so proud, watched this video like a year ago but today remember everything from it and won an argument against my teachers.

[@painiteeclipse5647]

D - Dudes A - Analizing R - Rare E - Elements

[@hamby2232]

Love videos like this Facts, man. thanks And in a fun way, making learning fun 10/10

[@elephantslvme]

What an amazing video to see I wish they would show this at all schools and at a bunch of business meetings, people need to be aware!

[@thebevysuperstitious]

the jazz cabbage is about as dangerous as actual cabbage

[@adamjrusso]

LIES. Regular cabbage gives me killer gas, and being around me is dangerous.

[@thebevysuperstitious]

Adam Russo what do eat?

[@garlic7331]

hearing adam saying i have no idea makes me feel good

[@bicyclist2]

I love this show. It's my all time favorite. I've referenced it several times in the comments section of other videos. I wanted to know what all the fuss was about years ago, and so I did my own research. What I found is exactly what is said here. Thank you.

[@mattcyr2022]

Odd, you completely left out William Randolph Heart's smearing of marijuana since hemp was set to replace paper.

[@amazazingraynbow2087]

Matt Cyr right? I was surprised he didn't mention it.

[@blackgriffinxx]

hemp marijuana brother that work in trade

[@greatmcluhansghost7134]

and the CIA, which imported coke in the 80s, starting the crack epidemic. the current opiod crisis in the US is from "prescription drugs"! follow the mullah!

[@somedude7040]

Do you have a link to that? I'd greatly appreciate it.

[@blackgriffinxx]

I can't find the link to it right now . But here the machine that would of made it happen It work on many plant but hemp grow fast and you get many thing off of hemp oil fibbers and food. so it would never be a bad crop. The farmer would never be in debt So it had to go. A farmer not in debt in a problem . kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6mloYWJl6dpb6s

[@peterrosqvist2480]

Remember kids, when someone offers you drugs you better damn well take them because people don’t just give out drugs for free all the time and drugs are expensive!

[@altair1514]

I wouldn’t mind a class with Adam~

[@MrAcgolem]

Alcohol has got to be the biggest gateway drug

[@peterfox6159]

WOW! Great video, guys :)

[@playitnextgames2467]

I was gonna say, "Cracked just did this."

[@luckybruno5827]

thanks for the sources

[@kevinmichael1392]

Y'all remember the D.A.R.E. program 😂😂

[@ElectricFan91]

I'm fine with weed and all, but please don't do it in closed spaces or while driving.

[@fernandouseodysee5027]

Agree. But I think weed etiquete will not come inmediatly after descriminalization of weed; we as society will have to learn where and when it is acceptable to use it and learn from many mistakes to come. For example, safety belt in cars wheren´t invented right away when cars became mainstream, it took time to be developed.

[@thisusernameisunavailable5097]

ElectricFan91 Well of course. It should be treated like alcohol, and used responsibly. But it definitely shouldn't be illegal.