Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere that earn billions of dollars annually from this illicit trade - and who would rapidly lose their competitive advantage if marijuana…

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If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So...

If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So...

Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration...

Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration...

The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal...

The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal...

I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need...

I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need...

I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but...

I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but...

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open...

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open...

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear...

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear...

The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely...

The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely...

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special...

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special...

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can...

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can...

When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways,...

When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways,...

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in...

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in...

The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The...

The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The...

To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic...

To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic...

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I...

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I...

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and...

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and...

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...

I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and...

I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and...