So sad, so wrong. I saw a news clip the other day of an older gentleman who was just released from prison, after serving more than a decade for a marijuana offense. On his way out of prison and into the nearest town, there was a huge billboard advertising a local dispensary that would deliver your purchases to your home. He was crestfallen, I was heartbroken to see this.

Glad Roy and Trevor are shining a light on this!

100% agree with Keeda that progress is driven by social change. Governments don't lead positive change, society forces government to recognize positive social change

If more seniors could experience the positive effects of cannabis on pain it would be voted legal.

10 years legal in Washington State. Hard time sleeping? Stressed out. Looking for an enjoyable safe time? Harder for kids to get, cheaper for me. I really cannot think of any negatives. Oh yeah, it surpassed hops as our #1 crop! Plus no one ends up in jail. Let's make it a national thing!

The difference in racial sentencing procedures, sometimes with people of different races in the same case, is shocking and disturbing. The panel held two excellent guests as well.

The guilty by "should have known". I have personally experienced this. For the same thing, signing for packages. I lived in a neighborhood that package theft was uncommon. I had friends that lived in areas of high package theft. They often asked if they could have their packages sent to my address. Almost all of the packages were filled with legal stuff like electronics. I argued, why should I have known 1 out of 100 packages had HIDDEN drugs in it? I mean it made it through the mail system after all, and none of those individuals get charged with should have know. I was still convicted on should have known.

I almost changed to a different video and then stopped when I realized I could learn something new. I’m so glad I didn’t move on. This taught me a different perspective on many issues. Thank you.

if "should have known" takes precedent in our legal system almost every politician, crooked businessperson and law officer should be locked up.

Do you hear the way Keedas voice cracks when talking about the experience? It is evidence of how a person is traumatized by the legal system. It's a result of psychological manipulation that results in chronic PTSD that has severe neurological health ramifications that is rooted in injustice many are victimized by, myself included. As a result we are psychologically forced to never look back however it is our experiences that make us leaders to effect real change. Always stay focused forward Keeda. You can't change people but you can change laws.

Great discussion. Glad to see connections being made in real time to help Cannabis reform!

I’m an A/a woman and I love to work. I drank the koolaid in warehouses and nursing homes with long hours and back breaking work. Now my doctors are not addressing my pain. I actually had to undress in front of a doctor because she was not gonna examine me, just a little chit chat. It is horrible to be treated like a 5th class citizen regarding pain management. I can’t rely on cannabis for my back, leg and mental health issues but it has surely helped.

I've always been pro-choice about drugs in general, but never interested in using anything myself. Everything changed when I got Long Covid. Now I can't imagine life without my gummies! They're the only thing that cut through the chronic pain and nausea. There are some things one can't truly understand without personal experience. I'm not grateful for the virus, but I am grateful for the empathy. Thanks for the wonderful podcast.

Richard M. Nixon had an enemies list and a lot of them fell into one of 2 categories; 1.) Minorities and 2.) Intellectuals. he was looking for ways to harass and stigmatize them and someone hit upon marijuana as something they had in common and the DEA was born.

An excellent discussion with both invited guests giving insight, information through their work and experiences. Bravo to all and thanks so much to Roy Wood, Jr.

Informative, remarkable and hopeful interview! Authentic and intelligent conversation. Thank you for the focus and road map...Let's get this work done!

This is a great topic and many people should be aware of the progress being made. Thank you for discussing this topic

Aren’t there only like 5-10 BLACK owned cannabis dispensaries in the country? 🤔

The change comes from media. Perception and acceptance. Keep doing these segments on different platforms.

Sounds to me if she was supposed to have been aware what was in the box when she signed for it, then the courier for the company as well as any process center it had to go through should be charged.

I love that this is being talked about. It really needs to come to light and needs to be changed.

Just say no to "you know."

Drinking game where you drink when they say "you know"

The drug companies don't want this!!

The emotion you can hear behind Keeda’s voice 😔

Keeda is talkin straight truth!!!

I love this show. Roy is a fantastic host

"You know" And an essay is done. My university lecturer is freaking out. I pay no regard to punctuation. A comma is replaced by a loading... 'you know'

If I hear her say "you know" one more fu**ing time, I'm losing it! Holy sh**! I can't.

I’m a Police Officer who is in 100% support of legalizing marijuana.

Such an important conversation! Thank you to everyone who participated. You know I know you know

Great podcast! The country is blessed to have these two powerhouse guests working on marijuana reform.

I have a new respect for Roy Wood Jr. many times I stop watching when he comes on Trevor’s show. These behind the scenes pod casts are thoughtful and well done. Thank you Roy Wood Jr!

"SUPER SUPER AWESOME VIDEO!!! 🔥I love the way you put it together!! I think this is one of the best ones yet !! ❤ Looking forward to your next one! It's awesome!!

So much respect for these people

Keeda j Haynes g is the most insightful one.., speaking straightforwardly ..she raised the major points ,the points which many , many can't say outloud fearing Hollywood t industry, Rap industry, political position..

Keeda's story is so infuriating. It sickens me that anyone, much less a fellow woman, would tell her she "should have known," but it doesn't surprise me. Americans should be angry and ashamed of this system, which supposedly acts in their name.

Thank you so much for the mention, Justin! And Thank you to TDS for going deep on this topic. We hope you all can keep in touch with us by joining our email list or following us on IG!

Could have spent more time on the corporate profit reason for making and keeping it illegal.

RIP to anyone who played the “you know” drinking game.

Take a drink every time home girl says “you know”….

Keep the passion. Thank you for telling hard work.

As a spanish, i just can't get over the fact that the americans turned the spanish (concretely Portuguese) word we use for a color, into an insult... But we are talking about a country in which a bunch of southern american brits appropriated Hispanic culture to then march to a war in order to defend slavery while literally carrying the burgundy cross, of the spanish empire, in their flags...

Love these beyond the scenes!!!

Great discussion, great job , hopefully we can legalize it worldwide, 💯

I worked for Mackie at Culta in MD, after a scandal of claiming non-existent patients pushed them out of Colorado, and I agree that the current, usually already wealthy & white men, sellers on the legal market are trying to maintain their profits and that’s why we don’t have federal legalization. Trying to force the profits into the hands of the same people who made money off saying cannabis was a terrible substance rather than the medicine it is

Excellent video!!! 🔥🔥🔥

I love this podcast 🥰 I hope for great things for Roy.

A kindle edition of the book would be handy, especially for people who live outside of the US.

The Amount of "You know"s lol. Great Video though.

bending the arc is a great book! so glad you got an interview with the author

Excellent show. 😊 Kita is such a well spoken, obviously intelligent and well informed human being. Her experiences make her uniquely qualified to speak on such high profile issues. Your male guest obviously had his own unique skill set as well. This was very informative. Thank you 🙂

Bud is love, criminalization is hate!

I remember for the first 20 years of my working life that you couldn't get even the most bs jobs without passing a drug test.

The beat part about this segment is the name of the political organization around legalization named the BOWL PAK 😂👌

Very important video. We need to demand change NOW

Great well rounded coverage Roy! Keeda brings up great points.

If the government cared at all about its people there will be no question about legalization of marijuana for pain I suffer from chronic pain and cannot get pain medication because of all of these so-called drug abusers that are taken away the rights of actual pain sufferers

Our Congress NEED to wake up !!!! Elementary decision to help our country !!!!

Wow. She looks So happy to be there. She looks like a student at the dinner table hiding her phone

She said “ you know “ about 60 times 😂

It's clear that suffering is the real currency 💲. The actuality is that debt has replaced slavery, and inbreeding is our concept of legacy. Conversations like this is meant to dumb thing's down; particularly for people who lack empathy and compassion. I know Roy is very compassionate and has a big heart. A heart that is willing to see beyond so much. He is the dozens, so I know he will show us that little silver moments that brings us together.

it is worth noting that if someone uses marrijuana in a state where it is legal or has a medical card they cannot legally own a gun and could face very harsh penalties if the do

I listened & learned. Thank you!

White idealist guy here. I totally agree with this and the racism behind it. I also believe that racism (and all the ism's) has it's roots in everything that is wrong with this country. We need to love and care for all Americans (and the environment) or we'll never get anywhere.

Powerful interview. Roy is a funny guy but the man's no joke.

I just watched a committee hearing lead by Cory Booker, and I would like to congratulate him on his fine service.

When Damian Marley bought that old prison in California it paid off the debt for that locale. Plus the accrued taxes made up to today.

I totally forgot about ole Jeff. Man that was a long administration! 4 years = 20

#TheDailyShow are heroes

"...if more people smoke marijuana, more people will buy your cookies!!" LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!

Drinking game: take a shot every time she says "you know"

An excellent presentation.

I want to know if Medicare is going to cover it? I know that's a little premature, but without dreams, life can be bleak.

No matter what they try to say about cannabis. I still strongly believe that it is better than alcohol

The thing is people can grow their own carrots, so people can grow their own marihuana if it is legal. And if they don't have the space to do it, consumer groups can be formed.

How many times she said: you know??? 64 times you know 😂😂😂😂😂😂

One of the biggest reasons why federal legalization of marijuana is such in uphill battle is because most legal marijuana distributers and companies don't really support it. Since marijuana is currently only legal according to state, right now the legalized marijuana industry is made up of smaller and midsized distributers that operate on a state level. But if it were to be legalized on a federal level, big companies like Budweiser and former cigarette companies would immediately move in and take over. The cigarette companies in particular would completely take over the market as they already have the fields, equipment, harvesting infrastructure, and would just have to change the crop from tobacco to marijuana. Marijuana distributers know this and are hesitant to support federal legalization which would lead to the end of their businesses. On the other hand, marijuana being federally illegal means that marijuana companies can't keep their money in federally insured banks (that would be money laundering so no member FDIC bank will take their money directly). It also means that marijuana distributors are taxes at the highest income tax rate with no deductions since illegal income is still subject to income tax (that's how they got Capone) So in deciding whether or not support federal legalization, marijuana companies have to weigh not being able to put their money into banks and high tax rates against potentially losing their business to huge corporations. That's why a lot of them are attempting to come up with alternative ways to hold their money. Some are trying to creating their own private "banks" that they insure themselves or converting to cryrocurrency. Others just go with the traditional route of keeping their money in foreign banks that don't ask questions. None of these options are risk free, and in any case you are still subject to the highest tax rate. Plus, all of these alternatives banking options can be viewed by the IRS as sign that you are engaging in tax fraud so even if you are setting aside a third of all your income as cash just to pay the taxman, you may still get audited over and over again because you keep the rest of your money in shady places! Still a whole lot of marijuana companies would rather deal with all of these inconveniences than risk losing their entire marketshare by supporting federal legalization. And now you know 😁

Its 2022 legalize already

I live in Nashville and would be happy to volunteer if either of these wonderful individuals could use my help.

Get it legal in Texas!!!

Roy Wood Jr., you are a GD treasure.

That’s terrible for her. Lied to by her boyfriend and signed for a package. Anyone trusting could get jammed up like she did for 5 years. I’m so sorry.

Keeda's voice gave me anxiety. She spoke facts, just in a really nervous, jittery way.

Caffeine in coffee is a PSYCHOACTIVE drug yet we have coffee shops everywhere. off tangent that girl's every other word is "You know". So annoying.

Awesome podcast! Thank you for this!

Roy was rolling one up from about the 9:50 mark on ...

Nakita had excellent points and information but I can't get past the 1000 "ya knows"😭 I hope they interview her again and she's able to relax a bit. I can't imagine how nerve racking it is to be a part of this interview and lord knows I'd be worst if it were me.

Great conversation

Great video!

Legalize it NOW! High 👋🏼 from Oregon. 😂

It should’ve never been criminalized 😢. It’s destroyed so many lives

Definitely need’s to be legalized ! Will help draw in money for our debt as well. Much safer then alcohol !

That is the other barrier to change not getring information out the gate.

"I just want to call it legal"

Preliminary reports in CO are showing that marijuana consumption by teens is trending down, just like Holland has shown for years.

such a great conversation 😭😎

WOW. this Woman is amazing and accurate with all her assessments. Blatant and DISGRACEFUL. I am disgusted by what you had to go through but so grateful That you are helping others🥰🤩

If you change your perspective to a biological and chemical level. We have a strong behavioral propensity. We seek divergent relief from the stress of facing daily tacit situations. This is common among bees 🐝. We are not dissimilar. Further explanation would suggest that coping with the stress of existing, involved alternative chemical experience. Love the pod cast Roy! 😆👍

Love Roy Wood Jr ; - )