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Why is pot illegal?

Ted Balaker | 2.12.2008 10:40 AM

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Well, it's because it turns you into a do-nothing slacker, like the ones depicted in this "Above the Influence" documentary. No, wait--it's because it turns you into a murderous sex-crazed zombie.

In this video clip, the Marijuana Policy Posse offers a different take.

NEXT: The Laffer Curve: An Introduction

Ted Balaker produced the Nanny of the Month and Don't Cops Have Better Things to Do? series for Reason TV, and is co-founder of Korchula Productions, a film and new media production company.

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