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Whoopi Goldberg Crusades For Medical Marijuana On Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'StarTalk'
Whoopi Goldberg Crusades For Medical Marijuana On Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'StarTalk'

Whoopi Goldberg Crusades For Medical Marijuana On Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'StarTalk'

Whoopi Goldberg Crusades For Medical Marijuana On Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'StarTalk'

In just a few weeks, Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk will begin its third season on National Geographic. This year's line-up of guests is nothing short of stellar, including Herbie Hancock, Christopher "Doc Brown" Lloyd, Buzz Aldrin, Terry Crews, Bill Maher and other remarkable humans from all walks of excellence.

Today an early glimpse at the new season has arrived with a clip of Whoopi Goldberg laying out a frustrating history of the war on drugs, how it was established as means to combat counter culture (specifically minorities,) and how she's watched countless friends die without access to a drug whose medicinal value is no longer in question despite its Schedule 1 classification. Goldberg claims to have been a proponent of medical marijuana for forty years and has recently released her own line of hygienic products that are infused with cannabis oil.

Season 3 of Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk will premiere on September 19th. And though we shouldn't expect conversations to be so weed-centric, the show's discussions of cosmos-traveling, science fiction and human progression is always enjoyable with L in-hand. Watch the new clip down below and hold tune-in for the full script.