the bowdges has give obama admis given a green light to marijuana legalization -- >> you are not equating marijuana to heroin, the two don't have the same demographic. >> absolutely, absolutely, i'm a recovered addict myself and i can tell you most addicts start on alcohol or marijuana. if the intent is to cut down on disease, you should be aware that the most comprehensive study that was done on the spread of hiv infection among intravenous drug users was done in philadelphia, and they found that the most common reason that intravenous drug users contracted hiv was unsafe sex practices. needle exchange programs if they are going to be implementshould have a very strong treatment component, due duet people off drugs, that's the safest, including the public who are nondrug users, i didn't hear anything in your previous presentation about having a strong program getting people off the drugs. >> i don't want to be hold a discussion with one answer. we've actually covered this quite a bit. the study you cited in philadelphia also cited 1 in ten used, one in 10 people got hiv from using needle

t a week from now, president obama will release his administration's budget for admi fiscal year 2017. about half of its discretionary portion, that is $582.7 billion to be precise, will be allocateo for the department of defense. and today, i'd like to preview with you some of the overarching themes and some of the new mak investments that we'll be makin because the fact is this budget marks a major inflection point for the department of defense. in this budget, we are taking the long view. we have to because even as we fight today's fights, we must l also be prepared for the fights that might come ten, 20 or 30 years down the road.budget. last fall's budget deal set the size of our budget. allowing us to focus on the he shape, making choices and trade-offs to adjust to a new, strategic era and to seize opportunities for the future. si let me describe the strategic me thinking that drove our budget decisions. first of all, it's evident that america is still today the world's foremost leader, partner and underwriter of stability and security in every region across the globe. as we hav