Adam Ruins Everything - The Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal

Surprise: Nixon had zero chill.

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Adam Ruins Everything - The Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal

[gary]

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.

[kathrynpotts]

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

[grumposaurrex]

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.

[nanaramirez]

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

[jacobbabson]

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

[ShadowTheSoulless]

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

[Hannah-oogc]

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_

[davecullins]

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

[shannond]

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.

[GG]

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

[Codex]

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

[AmbroseReed]

Wow. That Erlichman quote is terrifying.

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

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

[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.

[Jarod-smrf]

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

[knottseli]

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

[NekoBoyOfficial]

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

[bl]

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

[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. 🌠

[MatthewGraham]

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