Here's Jay Leno and Bill Maher discussing the effort to legalize marijuana in California:
Of course, it's a win just to have these kinds of conversations on The Tonight Show, and you can't look for perfect messaging from entertainers. But seriously, what the hell was Leno talking about with this:
Really, Jay? I wonder how far you'd have to walk from your studio in Los Angeles to find a dispensary selling marijuana in violation of federal law. Come on, man. We've moved way beyond that nonsense, and you don't have to be constitutional scholar to understand that state-level marijuana policies can be reformed dramatically by popular vote. All you have to do is read the LA Times any day of the week.
If the drug czar doesnât even know what the hell the feds would do about this, I can't fathom why Jay Leno thinks he's got it figured out.
Of course, it's a win just to have these kinds of conversations on The Tonight Show, and you can't look for perfect messaging from entertainers. But seriously, what the hell was Leno talking about with this:
Leno: Well, here's my thing, here's my thing. California, they spend all this money trying to get things on ballots. But federal law trumps state law.
Maher: Oh, Jay you're such a buzzkill.
Leno: Well, it's true. No matter what the state says, the federal government goes "sorry, it's a federal law. You lose."
Really, Jay? I wonder how far you'd have to walk from your studio in Los Angeles to find a dispensary selling marijuana in violation of federal law. Come on, man. We've moved way beyond that nonsense, and you don't have to be constitutional scholar to understand that state-level marijuana policies can be reformed dramatically by popular vote. All you have to do is read the LA Times any day of the week.
If the drug czar doesnât even know what the hell the feds would do about this, I can't fathom why Jay Leno thinks he's got it figured out.
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