Lets go!
Big Pharma will always keep it illegal until they find a way to get there greedy little hands in the pot.
Ok, here's the deal...
No President is ever going to give the green light to legalize MJ regardless of what the electorate wants. Period.
There's just too much money with the vested interests in LE, Legal and the private prison industries greasing the wheels.
Ain't gonna happen until the public can match the scratch.
That is a lot of $20.00 donations to NORML.
Sounds cynical but I see it as pragmatic although I'll vote for Ron Paul on principle even if it means handing Obama another 4 years.
Sometimes you have to make a stand even if you're gonna be defending the Alamo.
we are environmentally friendly!You mean all that the renewable energy that we'll be forced to use, that isn't ready for use, won't be affordable? Maybe we can all become environmentalist. That seems to be who they listen to the most. Wonder what the pay is?
That said, I think Kerlikowske tipped his hand (or the administration's) in how they want to handle this. In a statement in response to the We the People petition program, he rambled on about how smoking cannabis is not healthy (conveniently not mentioning vaping, tincture, or edible) and that they need to identify the effective constituents that have medicinal value. So, they acknowledge that there is medicinal value to the plant, just not in plant form.
See where I'm going? The administration is going to let Big Pharma identify what's effective in cannabis, and have them extract it in pill form that will be the only legal medicinal option they will allow.
Fuckers.
That said, I think the country is moving toward full legalization. MMJ is a stepping stone, and more and more states are going that way. I just think it will take longer unless the Feds figure out that they are on the wrong side of history and change.
This is just my opinion, of course, so what do I know?
It is easy to get mad at the big O. But, I think that he is an endgame sort of guy. I support him. If, after he is re-elected, and if...if the Democrats can take back the House and keep the Senate...then look out. If that happens, though, and he still doesn't make a move, then I'll get pissed. He just needs an opening first, and right now is a really bad time.
It is easy to get mad at the big O. But, I think that he is an endgame sort of guy. I support him. If, after he is re-elected, and if...if the Democrats can take back the House and keep the Senate...then look out. If that happens, though, and he still doesn't make a move, then I'll get pissed. He just needs an opening first, and right now is a really bad time.
I have been hoping the same thing, either way obama in a second term is much better than any of the whac jobs running against him...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today YouTube ignored a question advocating marijuana legalization from a retired LAPD deputy chief of police that won twice as many votes as any other video question in the White House's "Your Interview with the President" competition on the Google-owned site. They did, however, find the time to get the president on record about late night snacking, singing and dancing, celebrating wedding anniversaries and playing tennis.
Stephen Downing, the retired LAPD police officer and a board member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), had this to say about the site ignoring his question: "It's worse than silly that YouTube and Google would waste the time of the president and of the American people discussing things like midnight snacks and playing tennis when there is a much more pressing question on the minds of the people who took the time to participate in voting on submissions. A majority of Americans now support legalizing marijuana to de-fund cartels and gangs, lower incarceration and arrest rates and save scarce public resources, all while generating new much-needed tax revenue. The time to discuss this issue is now. We're tired of this serious public policy crisis being pushed aside or laughed off."
The top-voted video question from Downing is as follows: "Mr. President, my name is Stephen Downing, and I'm a retired deputy chief of police from the Los Angeles Police Department. From my 20 years of experience I have come to see our country's drug policies as a failure and a complete waste of criminal justice resources. According to the Gallup Poll, the number of Americans who support legalizing and regulating marijuana now outnumbers those who support continuing prohibition. What do you say to this growing voter constituency that wants more changes to drug policy than you have delivered in your first term?" The question can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0IpiATxdR4.
Downing's question came in first place for video questions and ranked second out of all questions (with the overall top spot going to a text question about copyright infringement). Many of the other top-ranking questions were about marijuana policy or the failed "war on drugs," as has been the case every other time the White House has invited citizens to submit and vote on questions via the web.
Voting in the YouTube contest wrapped up Saturday at midnight EST. In addition to the top-voted marijuana and drug policy questions mentioned above, there were a number of other similar questions that received thousands of votes but were mysteriously deleted after being marked "inappropriate."
More information about the contest and the top-voted questions can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/whitehouse. The Gallup poll referenced in Downing's winning question can be found online at
1. I will end the Iraqi war day one, bank on it...
You are both out of your minds.
Just because he smoked pot 20 years ago doesn't mean he gives a fuck about you.
And hes spent nearly 3 and half years showing you that.
1. I will end the Iraqi war day one, bank on it...
2. I will end the Bush Tax Cuts.
3. I will call the Attorney General off the states and they can have medicincal weed if they so choose
1. Lied. Bank on it Which one Goldman, his biggest backer along side Romney.
2. Lied.
3. Lied.
Yes it is easy to get mad at Big O.
I didn't even mention, NDAA, FAA and 30,000 Drones, FEMA camps built in every single state as we fired teachers. Bankers getting more money than ever. Everybody is ready to attack Iran, but Ron Paul.
Yes it is easy to get mad at Big O
The Big O'shit what has happened to our country. It didn't start with him but he has us on rocket fuel versus regular gas.