The speaker claims that marijuana was not a harmful substance and that his smuggling activities were not considered a major issue in the United States during the 1970s.

“it was marijuana at that time and it wasn't wasn't any big deal in the United States and I was everywhere we went I was a hero”

Matthew Cox views the risk associated with drug smuggling as being inherently linked to the actions and choices of the individual involved.

“I'm like, "Yeah, but you have to understand you bring that on yourself." You know, you run up a debt, you talk bad about somebody, you gossip, you you know what I'm saying? Like, you you brought that on yourself.”

Heath Hussar argues that if a weapon can be hidden inside a hula hoop, it should not be allowed at a festival.

“if you could find a way to get a weapon in a hula hoop you should be able allowed to bring it bring someone's neck”

Matt King suggests that people should be required to go through metal detectors before sneaking alcohol into festival venues.

“you should just run through a metal detector before sneaking alcohol”

He considers the use of shrimp boats to be the most effective method for smuggling drugs across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

“shrimp boats were always the best way to go because there's thousands of shrimp boats in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico okay and there's no way they could stop and pull over all them anyways”

He claims that the government was complicit in drug smuggling activities to fund the Contra war.

“If the government would not back the contress war with them, where did the money come from to pay for the conscious war if the government didn't back them?”

Marijuana smuggling operations involving his generation were characterized by family-oriented cooperation and a notable lack of violence, unlike the violent cocaine trade.

“I want you to to go into trying cannabis for the first time thinking about that Ultra Cool rosta Dude standing out in the middle of 200 Acres of Virgin bud just you know enjoying and digging life smoking on a spliff or that little Colombian dude in all his white cotton and his white hat just out the”