Videos of the Day: Saturday Night Live, Letterman bust on Colorado over weed

Thank goodness Colorado voted to allow adults 21 and over to possess small amounts of marijuana. Otherwise, what would late night comedy shows do for material? In recent days, both Saturday Night Live and The Late Show with David Letterman featured prominent pot jokes aimed at the state we're in,...
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Thank goodness Colorado voted to allow adults 21 and over to possess small amounts of marijuana. Otherwise, what would late night comedy shows do for material? In recent days, both Saturday Night Live and The Late Show with David Letterman featured prominent pot jokes aimed at the state we’re in, with the former riffing on the Denver Post‘s search for a weed editor and the latter working the theme into a bit about a local dog signing up for Obamacare. On behalf of Colorado citizens: You’re welcome, comedians! Check out both clips below: The SNL line is at about the one minute mark, whereas the Letterman item starts 28 seconds in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDvy61A6cUM

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