dr. nadelmann. i want to ask the first question, and that is why marijuana?n argument is often posed against the legalization of marijuana is that it's a gateway drug. however, it seems unequivocal to most people that alcohol is even more of a gateway drug. why then is alcohol and should alcohol be tolerated and marijuana should not? not only is alcohol is tolerated but welcomed into most social settings even political fundraisers, advocacy campaigns. why marijuana? >> let me first of all say it's interesting the sheet that i passed out to you indicates at the same time that marijuana use by teenagers is increasing, actually alcohol use -- underage alcohol use has been decreasing. one of the other studies that i brought with me here is one that has recently come out, about the correlation to adolescent marijuana use and early onset of psychosis. that is not the case with alcohol. i think more research needs to be done but based on -- if you read through the materials that i supplied of the doctor from the harvard medical school, i think you'll find that she p

dr. nadelmann that law enforcement is not the answer. we have to get better in prevention and treatment and invest in it. our differences, i think, is very significant is whether there should be any deterrent role for law enforcement and i think there should be one. but it is a health issue. i just also think it's also a social problem that implicates our crime problems and all those sorts of things and needs involvement of our law enforcement, but it is not a problem that will be solved by law enforcement. >> and i would say i think what jared said about -- when you said legalization, in the netherlands where anybody over the eighteen of 18 can get marijuana they have a medical marijuana distribution system. it's produced in a very sanitary environment and where it's covered by national health insurance by those people who are really regarded to medical marijuana treatments. i think we can agree that drug courts may be an appropriate place for people against predatory crimes for others. i don't think they're appropriate for people with