-- the gunman -- young man was picked up by authorities for purchasing marijuana. he resisted arrest, received a gang enhancement due to the fact he was picking up the marijuana in an area with a gang intervention, and he was picked up by ice authorities and transferred to to his undocumented status. this is a critical step in the legal process for young people involved in the system. i really want to encourage us to repeal existing game injunctions region -- existing gang injunctions. communities may not be prepared to deal with the complications they are encountering. i would encourage us to revisit existing approaches by the d.a. to overcharge youth and young adults when they first come into contact with the system. i would like to encourage that we expand existing programs hear a good -- of existing programs. goowe also need to provide traig to local authorities to raise awareness about how to properly handle community members with mental, substance abuse, and behavioral health conditions. although this young man was given the opportunity to return to his family

marijuana growers. the opening is the first step for the city to allow dc residents to purchase pot. e national organization for the reform of marijuana laws, alan st. pierre joins us to talk about what this means for our area thank you for being with us. >> good ning. >> let's tuck about weed grow off the bat they are not going to be selling pot or seeds. >> no, their business model is do something that hasn't been legal here for 25 or 30 years actually sell, products to make marijuana, and overtly advertise as such. >> now that is because federal law prohibits you from selling marijuana and growing it right. >> along with the dc law. dc 1981 passed some of the toughest antti paraphernalia laws and growing equipment is considered paraphernalia. >> what will they be allowed to sell. >> grow lights, fertilizers, bat guano all that good stuff to grow marijuana but that is the point the fact they are saying the products are out there to grow marijuana may put them in conflict with local and federal authorities. >>> the effort here to implement medical marijuana is taking a big leap forwa

i was arrested here in san francisco for a quantity of marijuana that you can purchase at most dispensaries and that conviction eventually led me up to the county jail and state prison. afterwards, i had to register like i was a rapist or a sex offender. i was not able to leave the city of san francisco. all this happened to me here in this community. what i want to say in conclusion that we have been socially to constructed to the point where you dehumanize people and that is a proven strategy for genocide. thank you. [applause] >> i member of the san francisco drug users union and i have been a drug counselor, and drug user rights advocate for 15 years. i was labeled a drug user many years before and i was still a drug user today. it does not matter what i use, when, or how. i will always suffer some form of discrimination. one of the settings is a system of drug treatment in america. many are offered treat it as opposed to it incarceration. for some but not all, the choice between treatment in jail is an easy one. the problem is that going through treatment for what is considered a disea

hash, pot and marijuana are purchased from police and army personnel.er drugs were also available. one soldier admitted buying painkillers, from a local national. in a separate incident a soldier bought heroin and xanax and drugs from local national juveniles in afghanistan. during the same two year period, the army investigation showed eight soldiers died from drug overdoses. in one death, the defense department described the manner of death as non-combat related. >> what is concerning about this is we obviously are not interested in invading the privacy of those who die or their families. but it looks like you can't find any public reporting about this. >> regardless of circumstances an army spokesman told fox the notification team provides as much information as possible about the death, adding every effort is made to assist the family for as long as they need it. the still waiting for responses on drug use in afghanistan from the navy, airports and the marine corps. >>> afghan security forces say they stopped a planned massive attack on the capital

marijuana vending machine. but the company claims it actually makes it harder to purchase weed.nt. sky walker, biodiesel, platinum, amongst others. >>> for an expanded look at all our top stories you can head on over to our blog, cnn.com/earlystart. >>> let's switch gears here. 15 minutes past the hour. looks like no one can stop mitt romney now. the former massachusetts governor sweeping to primary as in connecticut, rhode island, new york and delaware. it seems inevitable that he will clinch the nomination next month and last night he ripped president obama promising a better america if there is a romney white house. >> because he has failed, he will run a campaign of divers n diversions and distractions and distortions. that kind of campaign may have worked at another place and at a different time, but not here, and not now. it's still about the economy and we're not stupid. >> cnn political editor paul steinhauser joining us live from washington this morning. it seems romney has put the primaries behind him. what did his speech last night say about his strategy now going for