are we supposed to drink that, to. i have a nephew on this for years and years and i pray every day god would deliver him. to me, i think a lot of people i know smoke this. a lot of them have bipolar and act crazy. a sad society that we are living stoned we have to stay all the time. get god in your heart, and you will have a natural hat. -- high. guest: no doubt about that. which re-airs, tonight at 8:00 and again friday night at 10:00, we talked to drug addiction experts, and this is a serious concern that they guest 10% of the people exposed to marijuana like a lot of other intoxicants will become addicted. no one is really having a sense

that as a society says, that this is ok that we use this. talking with chris matthews last night and he said i have a feeling we will wake up a couple of years from now in the state of colorado will be a lot less ambitious. insidious or innocent? i am not so sure it is one or the other or someplace in between. >> the caller from florida saying she disagrees with what they are doing their. as you mentioned, the front page says that at least 14 states, including florida where an initiative has artie qualified for the ballot are considering medical marijuana laws this year , and according to the marijuana policy project that supports legalization in 12 states in the district of columbia contemplating decriminalization of marijuana. dorothy and colorado. caller: good morning. i would like her mr. smith to the a statistic on

difference between domestic violence of alcoholics and the people who smoke marijuana. room ofetter be in a marijuana smokers tend to be in a room with people who drink alcohol. you have an uncle or aunt in the room, if they are in there more than two hours, that is going to build conflict. you get people who smoke marijuana in their, they are going to live, eat and enjoy themselves. take a statistic for who beat their wife when they are drunk and who kills people when they are drunk. did you take a statistic of that? guest: listen, there is no question -- i do not have a statistic per se, but that is one of the big arguments when people measure alcohol and marijuana right next to each other, one of the big arguments is they say people who use

alcohol for a lot of people, it makes them belligerent, it brings out the violent behavior. as we say, back in 1933 and we said we will stop using this, we said in the social contract that is a cost that we will agree that somehow habitable as long as we will legalize it again. from the legalizer, that is a big argument. they said the cops are not being called the domestic violence disputes because somebody got stoned. as you really talk to law enforcement people, they say people were drinking and getting stoned at the same time. not as cut and dry or black and white as that, but the caller makes a pretty good point. if you get really stoned, you will follow asleep and not beat anybody up. host: a tweet from dallas who

wants to know -- on the legalx stuff, the recreational is about 36%. what do they say? they think the in theenue for the state first fiscal year or even in this year alone will be over $100 million. $136 million. crazy. superhigh tax. that is the other part of the thing is, no one says i am sorry. it is not stopping anyone from buying this. just in virginia. go ahead. disclosure, ill was a big stoker for many years. i quit about 14 years ago when my son came along.

we used to call it nature's prozac. there is another side to this. our founding fathers notoriously had marijuana. they grew it for different reasons. i am sure they smoked it a little bit, but there is another business part that can come out of this. fibers of marijuana, the actual plant are very strong. paper make clothes, for books. there is a wide range of stuff you can use for this. it seems to me that this could stoners span out into saying let's start making t-shirts. they get a co-op going and making it this way. this could be a little bit more money than just the tax revenue

that comes from it. guest: yes. it is growing by leaps and bounds. those of us of a certain age will remember if you grew up in several areas or spent time in was growing this wild in the 1960's, especially during world war ii, tons of hemp was grown all over the country. a marijuana plant without thc in it. it was used as the caller suggests for fabrics, rope, superstrong rope. the hemp industry is making a comeback as we speak. host: what is a pot tour? guest: you pay a certain amount of money, and you have artie signed up for one i think -- just joking. can trying to see what we

do on c-span, see if we can get a laugh. what you do is you go online and type in pot tour. all of these companies in colorado. pay a certain amount of money, put you in a beautiful hotel, a limousine with a tour guide. they will have different kinds of samples. you will go to a grower, shop, a place where they make the edibles, and you will get a full-blown introduction as it were to what it is like to be around legal marijuana. we talked to a couple of people on a tour, the next washington journal, fundvon going to -- john joins us. and we have the american federation of teachers president. we will look at labor and

teachers unions. then we will discuss afghanistan. daniel markeyby from the council on foreign relations. washington journal is live at 7:00 a.m.. clerics bloated and broke. broke.lown out and uncomplaining. they choke to death on the barren lands. their homes are nightmares of swirling dust night and day. many have left, but many stay.

hope is gone. >> this weekend on american history tv, the 1930's next -- 1936 resettlement documentary. it is a history of the great plains region. sunday on c 73 -- c-span3. >> today, russia's upper parliament voted to send military forces into ukraine. united nations security council health emergency meeting. after the meeting, the ukrainian ambassador to the un's boat tour orders for half an hour. hour.orters for half an

>> we will have a briefing of the ambassador of ukraine to the u.n.. >> i have a lots of questions. the first question is, the russian federation decided on peacekeeping -- how they could explain the next question. they neglected the mechanics of the security council. it was stated that today the parliament took the decision on military intervention today. but never said -- it was never explained in terms of international logic why russian troops appeared.

i give you the facts yesterday of what happened. which means there is no explanation why they are there. i can't comment on the statement that it is a direct intervention. he gave the assessments of political parties and political leaders. we have not had the answer. why do they refuse to uphold the agreements with ukraine. they are close minded as he

addressed us. we advised the russian federation to work with the existing bilateral agreement. he was not ready to answer my question why they refused to act and fulfill their obligations of the budapest memorandum. many important matters were sent by some of the speakers as to the immediate international international occupation. it was about the united nations and the crimea. this is what we stated yesterday before the security council. now we are getting the reaction.

you had the suggestion of the british delegation. why not to immediately convey the consultations the guarantors of sovereign territory. i think that the address was very constructive focusing on the role of the government to face the problems and address all the existing problems. as for the language problem, i told you that the government stated clearly that the parliament would be back with

the decree on the language issues based on the charter of the minority languages. which was absolutely -- in 2012 when the parliament adopted the previous law. that is why -- they listened. now they can compare. they have more questions than answers because we have not explained why aggression has started. and is continuing. we have the decision as to the intervention which was not taken. the troops are there. the number of them is enlarging. if you go to the recent facts we

tried to give you before the meeting, the facts -- that is why we would like to have more media presence in crimea. to stop any lies and any falsified information from their, which is not helpful. including what we had from the distinguished head of the russian delegation. he called to the minister of the interior. what happened in the office? nothing. no invasion. why to bring this information -- it came from ukraine or somewhere. that is why you are badly needed there. to spread the truth and stop the

violence. >> can i speak? >> somebody is lying here. what you are saying -- it is completely different on three issues. including the claim that the interior ministry was attacked. and there are extreme rightists in the government. the other issue is how this happened. you claimed that president viktor yanukovych ran away. the opposition leaders said they could not control the people on the streets and he left because his life was threatened.

that is a contradiction. can you address that? and the issue of whether there are extremist's in the government. >> i can repeat it now. as to viktor yanukovych, he left his constitutional duties. the agreement started with the demand to bring to the parliament the old constitution. and then to start amending. it was provisioned that immediately after the decision, the president would sign it. he disappeared. >> why? >> a lot of questions which have come from his own party. they called him a person who betrayed them.

he even failed to come to the rally. he promised to come but he did not. then he disappeared. we discovered he was in russia. now he gave the press conference and stated that he is legally -- the legal president. he left his constitutional duties. that is why the parliament took that decision. they could have announced impeachment or do what they did. to state that he left his -- voluntarily, his constitutional duties. no. no threat. what is being spread around that allegedly the people demanding to bring him to the tribunal

cash it happened days after. this is lying. >> what happened? >> the aggression you are talking about. are these acts of war by russia? are you at war with russia? >> no. we are not at war. as i said yesterday. we are trying to avoid any clashes. we are returning to the resolution of the general assembly of the united nations. 314, this was dated december 14. there are several provisions. any of the following acts, regardless of the declaration of war, shall be subject to the provisions of article two. the blockade of the ports or closing of a state by the armed forces of another state.

the ukrainian fleet was blocked and they closed -- the ports are blocked. the invasion attempted by the armed forces -- just to, you may find these -- the resolution yourself. the use the forces of one state which are within the territory. we have the navy base for the russian fleet.

with the agreement of the receiving state. in contravention -- beyond the termination of the agreement. this is exactly what we stated yesterday and keep stating. they have their military presence of the black sea -- but it is limited. now they are enlarging their presence. look at this provision and you will understand they refer to acts of aggression. that is why i made in a statement -- these are acts of aggression. >> the timing, the troops moved before the vote of the duma. what is the significance of that? i have been looking at the budapest memorandum. it prohibits economic coercion. are the guarantors required to come to your defense?

>> unfortunately, in history since 1994, the russian federation tried to suppress us with economic tools. we use the arguments of these agreements. it did not work. as we have today, the european union and united states,, the guarantors -- they are ready to provide assistance and financial systems. your first question -- we have had no clear answer for my statement. the troops appeared long before the duma took the positions of today. this action has been prepared long before.

it was a well-prepared action. that is why my feeling and position is that the provisions of the charter, the mechanisms and principles of the security council were violated severely. they destroyed -- without any consultations with anybody. they decided to protect -- it was a mistake in the statement of one of the colleagues. the decision was taken not to protect the at make russians but the russian speaking population. if you speak russian, you are to be protected by the russian federation.

>> because the deputy harry secretary says this is the time of cool heads, calm, you were asked if the government might be -- put the clock one week -- have a conversation with the former president or still the president. you say viktor yanukovych is crazy and you do not talk with people like this. this is in contrast with what the deputy secretary said. >> no. it was one of the first recommendations stated by the

american ambassador. she asked russian colleagues to launch immediate consultations with the new government. we consider the composition of our power in the parliament and cabinet as legal. absolutely legal. we wish to speak with our russian colleagues on that level. viktor yanukovych disappeared not supported by his party. the states around the world decided to recognize the legally elected government. the sent messages -- they decided to send a message recognizing the legality of parliament. the parliament had changes in their membership.

that is why what we demand, asked the russian federation long ago and told you yesterday -- i stated it. we propose to them the consultations but they refused. we have this possibility for this address. we are ready for consultations. we demand all those troops to be withdrawn immediately. they are illegally present there. they are to move back. >> can the eu play in honest broker part? and second, your government has

called for maximum alert for the armed forces. do you feel the russian forces may move further than crimea? >> it was stated today, the decision of the russian parliament was not focused on crimea only. the decision contains the full name of ukraine. this is something which would like to not even guess it could happen. the european union did a great job mediating this crisis. they demonstrate solidarity to help us economically which is important. the eu focuses on all the problems in ukraine which we

have had since long ago. demanding that we be inclusive and find solutions for any group of people in any region. any ethnic minority. this is important. it means we need good advice. and also we need good support from them. >> one more question. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you very much.

their party is different. the leaders made some statements for some people, but it does not reflect the majority. in the western region -- very constructive. >> will there be a national unity government? >> i explained the effects in our history yesterday. the opposition stated that that the new government would be the government of the people's trust. the people on the streets demanded permission to bring the

candidates before the voting in the parliament to the street. they agreed. they were even refused. some of them were fused because the streets demanded no former people from the administration of the former president. no people who had suspicion of corruption. they demanded professionals. so it means that the community could keep an eye on this government. at least what we got from all these processes, -- revolution of dignity. someone from the media -- it was a priest, today i read his statement. a revolution of dignity.

it turned to the defense of the dignity. we have a meeting. >> can you confirm one thing? your spokesperson said there are 15,000 more russian troops in crimea. can you confirm that? >> what i know exactly, what i spread it among you -- this is official calculations. we know it is growing. we know. the black sea presence. most probably. thank you. >> how many countries have sent notification of recognizing the

new government? >> starting from the united states, european states, it is coming. i am not -- arithmetic majority? or qualitative majority? they need changes in our country. these people corrupted because of huge corruption. unemployment and poverty. it happened a long before.

people were suppressed during the last regime severely. thank you very much. >> we are learning that president obama has woken with russian president vladimir putin. they've talked about the decision of the russian parliament to send military forces into the ukraine. called forbama russia to directly engage with the government of ukraine. he said that russian actions would negatively impact russians and eight in the international community. >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington

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read the tea party movement celebrates its fifth anniversary with a convention in washington, these the best ec. -- d.c. a talk withowed by jill biden. and then we will discuss the marijuana industry in colorado. >> activists gathered to mark the sixth anniversary of the tea party movement. speakers included republican representatives you king of iowa and radio talk show host mark levin.

>> tonight, the tea party movement celebrates its anniversary with a convention. we always needed to have the grassroots rise up in america from the left. you are doing it. [applause] i think back in those years going back. i watched what happens when nancy pelosi became these eager of the house. i am sitting there you all, i can roll the rock uphill, and they rolled piece after piece over the top of us.