Locked Up and Locked Out of the Green Rush

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In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, marijuana plants are seen in Chicago where officers say they discovered two football fields worth of pot plants growing on the city's South Side. Teresa Crawford / AP Photo
marijuana file
In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, marijuana plants are seen in Chicago where officers say they discovered two football fields worth of pot plants growing on the city's South Side. Teresa Crawford / AP Photo

Locked Up and Locked Out of the Green Rush

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We speak with Kassandra Frederique of the Drug Policy Alliance about the history of unfair drug laws and how marijuana legalization can help.

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