please go ahead with your question or comment from karl racine, d.c.orney general. >> caller: good morning. i lost a friend to that stuff, or i believe that contributed to it. he had smoked -- they called it posh around here. posh or i heard them talk about scooby snacks. it was like fake marijuana. i figured it was some kind of plant with chemicals sprayed on it. if people sniff gasoline that will do something to you, too. i bet it will eat up your brain. he started smoking that. i noticed that. one time he like had a mild sei seizeure or something and i said you need to stop smoking that. it would be better to buy marijuana. i'm not pushing marijuana but it's the lesser of two evils. that stuff really is evil. and everything you said, mr. racine, boy, you all stole my thunder this morning. i wanted to call in and he really knows the facts. i'll turn it over to you for your comments, sir. >> i appreciate your calling in. it's my experience when people like you, sir, honestly call in and recount personal experiences that you've had or seen, your friend

go ahead with your question or comment for karl racine, attorney general for the city of district of columbia. >> caller: yes, sir. i want to know if cultivating, selling marijuana is not illegal and not paying taxes for it. is it illegal? >> in the district of columbia, the law permits residents of the district of columbia to grow and to use certain amounts of marijuana in their private dwelling. >> sue, did you have a follow-up? >> caller: i want to know how is it legal to put people in jail for marijuana and/or write them a ticket within the same city you are cultivating and growing and selling the marijuana? how is that not a double standard? how is that constitutional? when you put one sector of people in prison for marijuana and you have a white sector of people that get to grow it and cultivate it. you're an african-american. the attorney general of the united states is an afric african-americ african-american, and the president. why do you all let that happen. and it affects your people more than anyone. >> let me address that. you're talking about something that is extraordi

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what's interesting -- host: let's leave it there and get a response from karl racine.: i will touch on one point that robert made. he talked about the regime in california with respect to medical marijuana and concerns illegalks were growing marijuana at a high rate. if you look at the california of regulationy and compare it to colorado, you will conclude that colorado's model is far more elaborate and far more effective. learnedat type of regulatory framework around the issue of legalization where the district of columbia and other states decided to go legal should move towards. host: one of the statistics we have shown our viewers is that visitorsergency room reporting spice use are between the ages of 12-20 years of age. guest: i hate to say it, but that's where the marketing of the product and these flashy, colorful packaging clearly plenty young people, scooby doo, k2 has been regrettably effective. that's why it's most important to get involved in the lives of kids and get out there and tell them the truth about these substances. it is not a plaything. you can g