Will Obama Legalize It?

If we all come together and show president obama that we are very peaceful and really fun people,and that we all can treat each other with brotherhood while also smokeing freely even when we dont know each other we still come together interacting with peace and brotherhood.... then we all who get caught will never see the inside of a cell ever again. decrimnalize and delegalize so we the people and the country will be out of debt from other countries around the globe so do your part and smoke till you choke and help make a factor of the outcome and free the people who are in the stink holes of americas youth.
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more people die every day in prisons and jail cells than anyone has ever died from using marijuana... so if the government is trying to protect us by arresting people who smoke...

FAIL

Marijuana will likely NEVER be legalized in the 'states'. If you want to live somewhere it's legal, move to the Netherlands. Marijuana can be used as fuel, medicine, rope, cloth, etc, etc. Think about how many industries it would hurt. Marijuana ALWAYS makes me feel better, ALWAYS, so why would they need anti-depressants that work a whole 1/3 of the time or pain-killers for that matter? Marijuana (I've heard) kills cancer cells, so why would they need radiation? Marijuana can't be patented like synthetic, designer drugs and worse, it would have a positive impact on the country. Think about it, if everybody smoked or vaporized instead of drinking, there would be SO many less deaths. Population control wants nothing to do with marijuana. The only person I know to have died from marijuana choked on a bag of it, after all it takes, what, 15,000 lbs to kill somebody? How much WATER does it take to kill somebody? A hell of a lot less than that, I'll tell you that much. BASICALLY, IT MAKES TOO MUCH F**KING SENSE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA, and THAT'S why it will NEVER happen in the states. Not until the beast himself is beheaded and we have Heaven on Earth. After all, it grows like a grass fire, just about anywhere inhabitable, that says something in itself (God meant for us to have it). Anyway, I'm going to AMSTERDAM in the next week or two (from Ireland). I'll let yall know what's good! Peace!

I got pulled over for bying a vanilla dutch,there is so much real crime going on like murders,burglaries,rape,coke,heroin,crystal meth,identity theft,auto theft,drunk drivers,and corprate scams but still i get bothered for smoking something that was used by our 1st president and many other presidents. 6.3 Million arrested for nothing,meanwhile liquer causes more violence and health problems then weed anyday. weed is going to be smoked regaurdless wheather it's ilegal or legal,so the best way to make money for this fucked up economy is to legalize it and it will be taxed and age regulated. P.S. C.I.A is the reason drugs are here........

he should the world economics need it

HAVE COMPASSION!!! CA.215!!!!!! dont fukk with the medi mj. have compassion america!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD8viQ_DhS4

To the Mass Cop... One must wonder how intelligent your argument is when you cannot even properly spell the word allowed. Aloud is the incorrect spelling of the word allowed. If you, as an officer of the law, stereotype every so called "Stoner" as a jobless mess of a person then I as a citizen can say that you are a poorly educated police officer who is proving his ignorance by passing judgment on the people that you serve and protect. I personally hold a job and go to graduate school in hopes to pursue medicine, and I am successful at each of these endeavors. Why then should I be sent off to jail and my future crushed by simply taking part in something I enjoy in the privacy of my own home? According to you if I were to indulge in alcohol it would be no problem, but you clearly set two double standards here. The police are the public representatives of the executive branch, and it is my hope as a hard working American citizen that the police of this country are more educated and open minded than the image you have successfully instilled in the minds of those you so hastily judge.

obama said the usa WILL NOT TORTURE.

Those pleas of kill me kill me in the nursing homes tell me otherwise.

If he does not legalize, then I will not feel ANY pitty for the collapse of the dollar.

Yeah, Lets see how many patients we can see suffer and die before we think about saying anything about obamas promise. Until then, we must all fear and tremble knowing that we are but criminal scum.

A lot of people here are already saying he is just like our last president when it comes to MMJ. Would you rather have had McCain win? He didn't believe MJ had any medicinal value at all. Talk about ignorance. Obama is a former head. He said he would stop the raids. Let's see what he does before we condemn him.

I know from time to time we hold our breath with a big lungfull or righteous smoke. But holding our breath waiting for the Chosen One, Barrack Obama to change the cannabis situation in this country, will only result in one's death from lack of oxygen. Let's get real!! He represents the Government now, not the People. There is a huge difference! Get Real!! I know he's pretty, but he ain't going to expend all that good political capital taking care of the stoners, the gentle people.

If obama refuses to stop raiding medical grows like he PROMISED, we need to start petitions for impeachment for yet another loser in the white house.

when I first started using, it was to just get high but if you tell me I need it, it's not addictive. You really need to do your homework and not the stuff the government send you. You have to smoke a pound to OD or more... thats just not going to happen. You will pass out first. The beer companies are the biggest backer to the war on drugs. You cost them money, so they think.
I have gone a few months with out it but no biggie... A few years ago I found out I have MS. and then had a bad accident that has left me with pain ever since. Some of the drugs they have give me really make me sick and this is the only thing that helps. If you try to tell me this is not helping, you are wrong, in small doses it is the only thing that get me through my day. I don't smoke like I use to but if it helps people make it through the day everyone should be more open to it.

If any of you struggle with depression, you know that MJ is one of the best meds money can buy. I am an MMJ patient, and have been one for two years. I have had many breakdowns, 3 to be exact, where I became unable to work, or even care for myself. Since smoking it, I have cut my intake of benzodiazepines (Ativan, Xanax) by 90%. I am no longer addicted to them, and I was mentally and physically addicted to them. I have smoked MMJ daily for months at a time, then suddenly stopped for weeks at a time with 0 withdrawal symptoms (I did miss it, though). I have not had one single depressive episode in two years, not even a minor one ( used to get one every few months). Have had 0 panic attacks. Never slept better in my life. I still take an SSRI and a sleep aid (not a benzo) every night. I feel better than I have ever felt in my life. The reason I'm posting all this crap about myself is to make a point, though I know I'm preaching to the choir here on HT. I never would have reacquainted myself ( I hadn't bought it for 17 years) with this plant if I hadn't been able to buy it legally to treat my psychiatric problem. I'm buying it from a co-op, and I don't have to deal with cops tossing handcuffs on me when I walk out. Some people use it for cancer, AIDS, pain management, anorexia, you name it. Some patients are obviously ill, others could probably live without it. I could live without it, but my life would not be much fun. I'd probably be in much worse shape. My only problem is the tolerance. I take a week-long break here and there to knock it down - otherwise I may as well just smoke my $. Obama said he would stop the raids. I can only hope he'll be true to his word. He has so far, but it's only been two weeks. I'm sorry for those of you who live in places where you are not allowed access to this incredible medicine. I hope he does the right thing. Seems like the kind of guy who would.
Obama did say he may try to regulate it. Lots of folks are worried about that, I know. I once bought some hash from a co-op here in the San Fernando Valley. It tasted like napalm. I took two hits - two too many. A half hour after smoking it, my nose began to bleed uncontrollably. The next morning, I brushed my teeth and spat out blood from my gums. So, this is why regulation may not be such a bad thing after all, and why I only buy organic MMJ.

SORRY IT'S SO DAMN LONG!

Listen all true Americans out there, this country needs serious change when it comes to marijuana. I myself have been smoking for about 15 years i've always had a job, and i've never been in trouble, oh ya i'm also a college grad. Yes i was stoned most of my college years, but i still made it just fine, do you think an alcoholic could say that I highly doubt it. The worst part about loving to smoke is the fact that our government forces us to be involved with street dealers who by nature are bad people. I would have no problem paying taxes on my smoke, and being able to buy it at a store. It would be worth it not to have to deal with the underworld, I would grow but I don't have the time for that. My hope is that something will change SOON! Land of the free ya right what a joke.

Don't hold your breath waiting for things to change. The "Hope" of Obama is a false hope! You will see, nothing will change. It's too much of a political risk. It would expend too much political capital for him to change the present situation. National decriminalization and amnesty would be a reasonable place to start. But don't hold your breath or you'll run out of oxygen. We've been disappointed too many times in the past. The present situation is much too good for the government, the drug dealers, the "drug testing" community, the tobacco lobby, the liqueur industry etc. etc. Adults are not trusted to act responsibly. Please get the government out of every aspect of our lives. Cannabis users shouldn't have to travel to Holland or Canada or even California to breath the fresh air of freedom. I've waited 30 years for some sign of positive political movement that we can trust. I'm very skeptical that anything has really changed with this last election. The Home of the Brave and the Land of the Free is unfortunately an illusion.

Please don't legalize pot cause if you do that then we won't be able to make any money off of that to fuel our war effort. It's the only way we can get an upper-hand on the stupied americans. We make alot of money off of illegal pot and we always will cause the UNITED STATES government ain't smart enough to legalize it and that's in our favor. So keep POT illegal so we can keep making money off of it, and in time WIN the war. Thanks to you the American government we will keep waging war with the money we make off of illegal pot. If was to become legal in the United States we would be out of business as far as waging war against you American's. So what ever you do don't legalize pot. We need that money to buy guns and pay of terrorist brothers, SO PLEASE KEEP IT ILLEGAL.
THANK YOU, for your support, you crazy americans.

listen up you stupid mass. cop... ive held the same job for 6 years, never once got hurt, never did anything to lose my job, never wrecked my car or none of that shit, and ive been smokin up for 10 years.... the only thing its done for me, is made me hungry. if you think marijuana makes a hard worker lazy, then i'll be the first one to tell you to go suck off a cow. it's people like you that make the TRUE america out to be some sort of criminal. yeah, some people abuse it, but not everybody. it should be legalized, taxed, and distributed in convenience stores just like ciggarettes and alcohol. only 18+ legal to purchase. i can say smokin ciggarettes havve damaged my lungs more than marijuana, which is why i quit giving my money to the tobacco industries... and to the rasta man after my bills are paid and after ive put food on the table. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH SMOKIN A BLUNT AFTER A HARD DAY'S WORK IN A HOT ASS FACTORY. now, get out of your air-conditioned car, and go into that donut shop, and get yourself that cream filled you been waitin on. you earned it.... fuckin pig. As for you Barack Obama, don't be afraid of those bastards on the hill...there just right-wing bush admin. left-overs. America has got your back.

i think they should legaly's weed becuase weed is a peaceful drug it does not make you want to do any crimes it just gives u the muchies trust me if they make it legalthen i bet there will be less violents at least make legal to smoke in r own homes heck i got adhd and i trouble in school but every since i started smoking i do better in school so please make it legal

those cops need to get crack heads off the street not people smoking marijuana....duh

It's a quite a challenge for Obama to try to change drug Policies. It's always a controversial issue, and I can easily see the the national approval rate for him going down quite a bit if a president is "soft on drugs".

But we'll see. It it never popular to be controversial.

They could just tax it like ever thing else why not make it legal

I would also like to let the obviously retarded and can not think for himself cop from Mass that cigarettes and alchahol are highly addictive and have killed millions of people worldwide from cancer and road crashes. How many people have died from those reasons smoking weed, show me or shut your stupid trap and get a productive job like all my weed smoking friends

I would also like to tell that obviously retarded police officer from mass. that cigarettes and alchahol are and always have been more harmfull to people than weed. I do not know of 1 person that got cancer or killed someone driving a vehicle after smoking weed. If you have then point them out or shut up and get a productive job like all my weed smoking friends

To the police officer who said weed smokers do not have jobs. I have to respond, you are bald faced liar who just wants to perpetuate his own job or his relatives and friends jobs as prison guards locking up responsible weed smokers, as I have smoked since I was 15 and never had aproblem getting or holding a job except when faced with your hypocritical drug testing laws, I have relatives that smoke weed with Judges, All hard drugs are out of your system in 3 days. Its just a stupid war started by a criminal president Nixon against our rights.

I think my self that he should make pot leageal because no natter what happens we are gonna smoke it and i think it will make ppls stop doing other stuff like the coke and stuff because i love to get high and i know i would love to see it become leagal

yea, legalize it...provide jobs, lower crime rates, save money on the war where could it go wrong

The reality is that most stoners like myself are forced to live day by day by someonelses(None Smokers)rules on the subject. America is suppose to be the land of the free but it sure as hell dosen't fell like it. If Obama does legalize marijuana than it will prove that we have a president that cares more about the American people than a paycheck, or his image, because the majority of this country smokes pot and/or they think it should be legalized.

I feel that you should be able to grow and smoke in your home are other privet areas if you feel so. It is something that is our right and we all know its not as bad as alcohol. Hell lets give it a try . Im sure there would less deaths due to car accidents.

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NO . He will not legalize it . He has made his intentions known . I don't get it . Nobody believes him ?

Obama stated after being elected He has more important issues than marijuana laws. Many issues plague America right now. One issue is the economy. Legalization of marijuana will create a billion dollar industry. Also save taxpayer money for more important issues. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUTE THIS ISSUE------------------> http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

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no. obama is no different than the same ol' shit we've been getting from washington. the only thing that changed, or will change for that matter, is the skin color of the president.

Damn, I hope he does'nt legalize it. Do you know how long it took me to dig this tunnel into America from Mexico? Do you realize how many people I had to shoot in the face over the location of this tunnel? Location, location, location.
All that work and now your telling me I might not make a profit...

alright obama is black! Why would he legalize it, he just wants to have a black U.S., who wants that? Just wait its coming.

Im 48 yrs on this earth. I've given up more freedom's than I care to think of quite frankly for the way I've chose to live my life. My Grandmother told me "When you get up in the morning, there is alway's one thing that will be true before you layed down to rest,right is right and wrong is wrong and how you live your life depend's on which you believe to be true. Perhap's Pres. Obama may indeed be the voice of reason. I can only hope and dream that here is a man who will chose to act with compassion and understanding in an issue that has cried out it's need to be adressed for decade's. The best to everyone and let's all hope for the day when perhap's we'll have one less concern in our live's.

Both?

Are we stoned or just stupid ?

if you WERE that smart you'd realize the "cop" is just some kid trying to get a rise out of the ignorant . I'm sure he appreciates your participation . :o)

A lawyer and a PhD. That's far more impressive than your grammar indicates...

With all the hate coming from your lips, I can see that your associates degree in criminal justice was not enough to stimulate your limp noodle. My PHd suggests that I have more knowledge than your left pinky finger and wiener combined. With that out of the way, science does not lie. Only reputable, scientific test suggesting the medical value of marijuana. Do yourself a favor and spare the embarrassment...If you were truly a leo, I am confident that you have other items clogging that noodle of your than to trool around high times website. Go eat some more donuts and leave the legalization to qualified criminal lawyers, such as myself. I travel I 80/90, and frequently pass Highway Patrolmen while pleasantly elevated; even arguing cases before a magistrate or judge elevated due to the pain in my lower back. Morphine does not and will not enter my body as wont any other designer pharmaceutical drug. Do yourself a favor--go find a more meaningful job--maybe building caskets to lay yourself down in you spineless ass.

LOL i have cts because i work far harder than the guy next to me,who's a drunk (excop)....i make far more than a cop...lol get a life you know a stoners you just don't know it..that how good we are or how dumb you are....

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Eventually the US will collapse, and we'll be flat broke, and then, no one will care about arresting pot smokers. California will be the promised land for every stoner.

Right now, the biggest thing to do next is to move cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3. Marinol, synthetic THC, is Schedule 3, due to its excellent safety record.

Support NORML in their efforts towards rescheduling. Decrim and eventually legalization will follow!

I would love to legally smoke down.. I think we'll see it. It would definatly be a "change"!!

Do you notice he didn't say they wouldn't Raid the Dispensaries, just the Users.Of course the Justice Dept. won't Raid MMJ users.That would be a waste of Resources.

do u think he will do it yes or no.if yes type y if no type y

Gangs are associated with drug distribution and they will kill to protect they're product. If legalized there is no more motive and therefore reducing crime.
Last thing a Drug Lord wants is drugs to be legalized.
Heres one of the many stories:
Lets say a young child with no mother or father is out in the street. How could they survive? Chances are they are going to steal food like bread and whatnot but he won't stick to that forever. No one will take him in except for those that feel his pain which are those that have had the same life growing up. So he gets involved with, I guess you could say criminals. He has to start making money and fast. He starts dealing drugs and eventually gets caught. Ends up going to jail for, let's say 8 years, he is now involved more in a life of crime due to a stay in jail. Because he is a felon no one will hire him, what do you think he's going to do now? Go back to selling drugs. Just remember this is just one story, think about all those others out there stuck in a shithole. We will never have a drug free world, never have and never will. There were never laws against drug use that's why we need to educate and regulate. Remember alcohol prohibition? Remember shamans? C'mon man, seriously..

Marijuana is not a gateway drug, cigarettes are.
Teenagers that smoke cigarettes are 50% more likely to try marijuana and from the way it looks, cigarette use is dropping while marijuana use is increasing. If legalized we can treat it like the other legal substances and keep it away from the street where young children can obtain it.
I don't think these cops realize what they are doing, they are ruining the economy without realizing it. The Drug War is a failure, its so obvious and someone needs to snap them out of it.
Decriminalizing/legalizing would help the economy in one way or another. For one it would prevent the incarceration of innocent people, people that have a normal life and support their families. Throwing those people in jail can harm families and we need laws to protect them. There are those that ruin it for the people that choose to use it responsibly. If decriminalization/legalization were to be passed, I say it would keep people from experimenting with other drugs and come down the ladder. In other words I view it as an anti-drug, and what's better than being all natural? They have come up with the idea of obtaining a license in order to purchase the substance, similar to alcohol and it would make it harder for children to get their hands on it because apparently it is much easier getting marijuana out on the street than it is to get alcohol and cigarettes. It would only make sense to treat marijuana the same as those legal substances. Some prefer alcohol and some prefer cigarettes but what about those that don't prefer one out of those two? Some just prefer marijuana. It is said that it could send the wrong message to children but thats all the more reason to educate and regulate. Don't fear it, embrace it. Need I say more?

Apology accepted President Obama

I, your new leader of the greatest country on planet Earth declare an end to the assault on your human rights by declaring all forms of Hemp/Cannabis/Marijuana legal. I, on behalf of the United States Government, apologize for the decades of lies and half truths about this truly miraculous plant. I, on behalf of the United States Government, also apologize for the pain and suffering this unjust law has caused.

All tax schedules will be worked out in the coming weeks.

Thank you,
Barack Obama

All I know is that pot helps me with pain management. I suffer so, but pot helps me. I am a college grad who works and is raising a family. Never broke the law, but I will continue to smoke pot because of pain. If they do not legalize it, then I will continue to smoke it, just like millions of others. The black-market will continue to deliver and thousands will parish south of the border, because of demand. It seems that COPS only care about their pay checks. How sad, if all they see in life is a pay-check. Again, millions will continue to smoke it, eat it or whatever. No agency can stop it! I have the right to self medicate and I will always smoke pot. If you are reading this and you are in law enforcement then you need to wake-up to a new era. Pot will be legalized and there is nothing you can do about it. If the people of this country want this legalized then it's up to the people, period! Your pay-check will still be there because there are crimes like, rape, murder, robbery, DWI ECT..... The Pot industry will benefit millions of people and the economy.

Legalize for America.

When I learned that the mayor of El Paso vetoed a resolution calling for a national discussion on drug legalization after it was passed unanimously by his city council, I was ready to help my neighbors. The city council had shown the good sense to vote 8-0 to show support for their sister city of Juarez, Mexico, which is overrun with drug war violence. By calling for an open debate on ending drug prohibition, the El Paso city council took a big step in the right direction, and I knew they could use the support of cops who've been on the front lines of the failed "war on drugs."

Emboldened by their research and public comments, the city council members called for an override of the veto, spurring a week-long debate on whether there should be a national discussion about drug legalization. A debate about debating, if you will.

On the southern side of the border, lawmakers are talking about the El Paso debate as well. Juarez lawmaker Victor Quintana, who proposed the Chihuahua State Congress initiate a similar debate in 2008, said, "I don't think it hurts anyone to initiate this debate, because the drug war has failed all over the world."

You can be part of the debate by sending a strong message to your member of Congress in support of a national discussion on drug policy.

Unfortunately, the El Paso city council's override vote ended in a tie, and Mayor John Cook's veto of the unanimously-passed resolution was upheld. It wasn't as if the city council members changed their minds on calling for a national debate; rather, four of the eight council members who originally supported the resolution ultimately reversed their votes under significant federal pressure, with three council members specifically citing two letters: one from U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes, and one from the El Paso's state legislative delegation. The letters threatened El Paso with the loss of state and federal dollars if the council voted to override the veto and pass the resolution.

I attended the meeting, and you can view my testimony before the council here. Also in attendance was an aide to Congressman Reyes, who articulated the threats to the council should the resolution pass.

City Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who championed the council resolution, summed it up best: "It's a sad day in America when you are threatened for wanting to have an open debate on an issue that is affecting our country and our region."

As you know, prohibition will never curb border violence related to the illegal drug trade, nor will it ever reduce any of the devastating consequences associated with illegal drugs. The only way to reduce illegal drug-market violence is to legalize and regulate drugs, putting the cartels out of business.

I'm outraged at this blatant use of federal pressure to silence an open discussion, and I hope you are too. Drug prohibition is an issue that profoundly affects our country, and for our elected officials to resort to threats in order to prevent such a necessary debate contradicts the very core of democracy.

When confronted by the Huffington Post, Congressman Reyes said that he is not opposed to a debate on legalization; he only opposed the 'timing,' as it would coincide with President Barack Obama's meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Congress's debate of the economic stimulus package. Reyes said, "If it's still an issue [after the stimulus passes], I'm not opposed to perhaps even entertaining a hearing. I can look at that if they want to pursue it."

Take action now! Visit http://www.DrugWarDebate.com to ask YOUR federal and state representatives to support a blue ribbon commission reviewing the efficacy of drug prohibition. Please help us hold Congressman Reyes to his pledge!

You know you can trust LEAP to make sure the failed "war on drugs" is "still an issue" until the day it ends. Please support LEAP by making a tax-deductible contribution. Your generosity is what sustains LEAP, allowing our speakers to further extend our mission of education and outreach on the failure of drug prohibition.

Thanks for your support,
Terry Nelson
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

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smoking weed motivates me to get more weed

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i have a small question for the COP thats on here spitting hate. why would an "upstanding" officer of the law be reading high times online? as a psychology professor my guess would be that either you are in denial with what your true desires are(smoking pot) and your too paranoid that someone would find your magazine and "bust" you, or on the other hand, most police officers have what we call a superiority complex. now, i'm gonna explain that so it gets past your build-up of doughnuts and steroids, that means that you feel so inadequate that you place yourself higher on the chain, thus making you feel that your better than everyone. sorry sir, but you're still inadequate. the fact that your revealed yourself as a cop tells us many things as well, but thats a new story for a new day. truth is, most RESPONSIBLE smokers do work, very hard in fact. as i mentioned i am a professor at a state university. i am respected and i work hard. i like to flex my brain power, instead of some who only flex their authoritative power. i know people with 2, even 3 jobs who smoke pot. some smoke it before work, some smoke at work with their boss. but for most of us, we wait til we're done with a long day of actually working, not driving around town and CB-ing our buddies when we're bored. don't hate on pot smokers because your life is less desirable, and we enjoy ours.

Mass Cop your head is so far up your ass how do you get air? Do you have any friends? Hiding behind this cop persona is sooo juvenile. Let us give Obama an opportunity. I mean how much worse can he be than George II ? A person of Obamma's background has to have it over Dubya.

I think there are plenty of hard workers out there that would rather come home and smoke one than have a beer. I know I would.

"a stoner doesn't usually work therefore he/she shouldn't be aloud to smoke marijuana. The last thing this country needs are more stoned welfare recipients."

I believe it marijuana were legal more people would not be denied jobs due to non-violent drug offenses. I also believe with it being legal a majority of the "Stoners" would find a career they would enjoy. i.e Grower, Marijuana related business owner, Distributor

I said it once and I'll say it again. It'll be a sad day when the gov. legalizes marijuana. Do we really want a nation full of stoners?

I know you all say "well people are aloud to drink alcohol aren't they?"

Well, yes, but they usually choose to drink after a hard days work. Whereas, a stoner doesn't usually work therefore he/she shouldn't be aloud to smoke marijuana. The last thing this country needs are more stoned welfare recipients.

To HU210:
Sometimes i have to hit the refresh button 3 times to get the page current.
And on the issue at hand,I'm take-n-it to the streets.

PEACE!!!!!!!!

look, something will be done, whether that be legalization, or solid decriminalization(the equivilent of a peace treaty in the war on pot), either one works for me, and I hope that he does indeed end federal raids on legal medical mj patients/doctors/growers, not only because it's the right thing to do, but because to do so he would most likely repeal the federal laws against pot, think about it, the biggest obstacle in getting pot legal in any state is the federal laws against it, with those laws out of the way states are free to change or eliminate the pot laws as they see fit. Imagine medical marijuana in every state, imagine no more arrests for possesing pot, imagine all the fantastic hemp products in stores, imagine being able to grow your weed in your own backyard in a garden, or have pot plants decorating your front lawn! It may be possible, if we play this right.

I've often wondered why cigs,booze,and pills are legal,but not the beautiful 'erb? How redundant is that shit?! LEGALIZE!

Yeah if the big issues are the economy and the national debt and health care reform, jobs, etc. Legalizing marijuana can be tied into ALL of those as a solution, if we can just push our government to do what we all want them to do. They don't own us, the just REPRESENT us on a large scale. We have to DO more to make this happen instead of sitting back and waiting for it. I for one would like to see it legalized in my lifetime so I am going to join NORML and donate money so we can fight back against alcohol and tobacco lobbyists with our own financial power.

Well obviously it would be great if he legalized it, but get real. Wars are never meant to be won, they are meant to be sustained, because during any "war" be it the war on drugs, the war on terror, there is only more money to be made. They are spending all this money because its making someone rich, not you or me though because we are basically stuck in a cycle of self induced slavery and most people don't even know it!!!

The American people have changed this country alot more than any of the politicians. The government leads you to beleive that they hold the power, that they have control over their population. Obama isnt going to end the war on drugs, he may be more sympathetic to those imprisoned but he wont abolish this. The government serves the people, the people dont serve the government. We are the ones who will have to make the change, we are the only ones who will be able to do it.

He HAS to end the Cannabis war. There are too many people who suffer from the war on them. It has to end. If not, maybe we need to just let the feds money crash. They won't be too effective in imprisoning grandmothers then.
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All I can Say is that Marijuana/Refer prohibition laws in North America do a lot more damage to people then smoking refer does, alone, and when anti-marijuana organizations like the D.E.A. or whoever announce to the American public that refer is a stepping stone/gateway drug that leads to hard drugs, they are admitting that it's not a hard drug by stating this.

It won't be legalized, but it needs to be decriminalized. The only reason it hasn't been so far is because Big Tobacco and Alcohol companies put up money and so the government doesn't do that. They know it will ruin their profits. But the US has the oppurtunity to make so much more money with decriminalized or legalized pot. They could grow it for sales and distribution. They could also tax the crap out of it. They want ways to boost the economy and stop wasting money. Well they could cut the War on Drugs budget because most of that war is only used to find Marijuana since it is the easiest thing to catch to make it look like they do something. This would be the biggest money maker in the US for a long time. There is only a hidden agenda to keep it against the law.

Sorry guys, bud isn't going to legal until the US crashes. Maybe federally but wut are the odds? slim to none..maybe if the THC level was still round 5-10 to percent which it is not..

If you email Change .gov and ask about that promise , they will tell you the same thing they told me . "Not aware of any promise made on that subject " followed by some yadda yadda yadda .
Sorry . I take their word for it .

He will legaize it. Because there are more reasons to than not.

Obama did promise to end the federal raids in states with medical marijuana. I heard him say it himself.

was one heck of a speech. So nice to have a president that actually addresses issues and can speak intelligently about them. No idea if Obama will improve the current idiotic pot laws - it's obviously a long shot that he'd ever legalize pot - but it is a positive sign that he is willing to deal openly about the country's problems.

Good riddance Bush & Cheney

Obama never promised to do anything about pot .

this is exactally what the world needs, everone from the gov. to the people, everone would be able to come from underneath there cannabis rock nd show the world how many people really do smoke weed and how it dosent ruine there future andd that even people holing high positions even smoke cannabus, God bless.

why not.you can go out get drunk drive home and on your wy kill people and not remember.AND THATS OKAY but ive smoke everyday for 16yrs worked raised kids paid for my home and cant smoke a joint and not get in trouble for it.
also think of all the money they'd make on it.it'll be the best taxed thing i'd pay for plus could pay of the U.S. debt in about 8 yrs.i'd put money on that.

Maybe he will legalize to an extent . Others may start to realize that cannabis is safer than cigarettes if used with a good vaporizer & can be used more responsibly than alcohol. It should be illegal if out in public just like a open container of alcohol.

This site is so fucked up. ya post. then the post dosent show when ya check back a few moments later. then post again and see that you have posted 2x

The excuse for avoiding the issue will be." There are larger, more pressing, etc., issues that need attention..."

You heard it here first.

The excuse will be-That we have bigger,more important,etc., issues to deal with than legalizing pot.

Seriously if Barrack legalized this it would be a good thing for eberyone. the goverment would stop wasting so much money on yet another failed War