High on Denial? America’s Weed Problem & a 2026 Wake-Up Call
The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk
4.6 • 65.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
With the New York Times now admitting that legal weed was a mistake, Alex Berenson breaks down America’s marijuana crisis, including concerns about addiction, schizophrenia, and its impact on young men. Then Tom Bevan joins to analyze new polling, the state of the economy, and why Republicans must sharpen their message heading into 2026.
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| 0:00.0 | My name is Charlie Kirk. |
| 0:04.6 | I run the largest pro-American student organization in the country fighting for the future of our republic. |
| 0:11.3 | My call is to fight evil and to proclaim truth. |
| 0:14.5 | If the most important thing for you is just feeling good, you're going to end up miserable. |
| 0:19.9 | But if the most important thing is doing good, you will end up purposeful. College is a scam, everybody. You got to stop sending your kids to college. You should get married as young as possible and have as many kids as possible. Go start a turning point USA College Chapter. Go start a turning point. You would say high school chapter. Go find out how your church can get involved. Sign up and become an activist. |
| 0:39.0 | I gave my life to the Lord in fifth grade. |
| 0:41.2 | Most important decision I ever made in my life. |
| 0:43.8 | And I encourage you to do the same. |
| 0:45.2 | Here I am. |
| 0:46.1 | Lord, use me. |
| 0:48.1 | Buckle up, everybody. |
| 0:49.4 | Here we go. |
| 0:55.9 | The Charlie Kirk Show is proudly sponsored by Preserve Gold, the leading gold and silver experts |
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| 1:09.0 | All right, welcome back. |
| 1:10.2 | Hour 2, the Charlie Kirk Show is underway. Blake Neff, |
| 1:13.0 | holding it down in the Bitcoin.com studios, your one-stop shop to buy sell and trade Bitcoin. |
| 1:19.1 | Thanks for holding it down, Blake, keeping the studio warm. I'm here in Palm Beach. I'll be back |
| 1:23.8 | in the studio tomorrow. We have Alex Berenson joining us. |
| 1:28.1 | Check out his substack and his book, by the way, |
| 1:31.5 | tell your children the truth about marijuana, mental illness, and violence. |
| 1:36.9 | Alex, welcome back to the show. |
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