It’s only two weeks in 2015 and big things have happened for 2 Chainz. Not only has he launched his own label, but it looks like he’s now an advocate for marijuana.
Producers of the HLN Nancy Grace show convinced the rapper to take part in a televised showdown on marijuana.
As you can imagine without viewing the exchange, it was a match-up between polar opposites. Donned in a sweater and glasses, 2 Chainz (real name Tauheed Epps) made his argument that legalizing pot across all states could reduce the overcrowding of prisons, and help smokers from blighting their lives with criminal records.
“We’re in a deficit. We’ve got to find ways of getting out,” he explained. “If we got half of the states legalizing pot, if the rest of the community legalizes pot that frees up taxpayers money, that’ll allow us to do something with this extra with these funds from fixing potholes in the street to building stadiums. I’m down with it.”
As the show progressed Grace insinuated that should everyone have access to the drug, children would soon be lighting up. By way of evidence, her team played multiple clips of parents pushing pot on their youngsters. “Anybody that loves their kid definitely knows not to put them in harm’s way…I don’t agree with that at all. (The mother) might have mental issues. It may be something deeper than a joint,” 2 Chainz responded to one eye-opening video.
2 Chainz also discussed his bust and brief incarceration in 2013, which ultimately meant he missed playing Live Nation’s inaugural Movement festival in Sydney. The promoters cancelled the show just weeks out, blaming his no-show among the reasons. However, he was later acquitted of drug charges.
He then went on to explain why he’s “down with” w/ the green stuff.
“It helps with anxiety. It helps with being someone who has shows in front of 50-60000 people, who has to do meet and greets and be friendly and cordial to thousands of fans, it helps with relaxation, it helps with appetite. It helps with nausea, when you’re on a flight from here to Africa…it helps with rest, with sleep.”
Take a look at a snippet of the video:
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