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Obama Vows to Stop the Raids

Thu, Feb 05, 2009 12:39 pm

more: drug policy news, headline news, news exclusive, obama

Repeating a promise made during the presidential campaign, the Obama administration yesterday vowed to stop the federal government from interfering in states with medical marijuana laws as soon as they can appoint a new head of the DEA.

“The president believes that federal resources should not be used to circumvent state laws, and as he continues to appoint senior leadership to fill out the ranks of the federal government, he expects them to review their policies with that in mind," White House spokesman Nick Shapiro told reporters.

Obama promised a hands-off policy on medical marijuana during his campaign, but since he took office the DEA, led by Bush appointed Acting Administrator Michele Leonhart, has nonetheless raided at least three medical marijuana dispensaries in California, each time seizing money and medicine, but making no arrests.

The administration’s renewed commitment to respecting states with medical marijuana laws follows thousands of phone calls to the White House, plus a flood of comments on change.gov, all calling for the President to make good on his campaign promise. Americans for Safe Access, the nation’s largest medical cannabis advocacy organization, greeted the statement with strong approval.

"Americans for Safe Access acknowledges President Obama's continued pledge to end federal interference with state medical marijuana laws," commented Caren Woodson, Director of Government Affairs. “We look forward to working with the President and his Administration to enact long-term policies that support safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research."

Meanwhile, Sarah Pullen, a DEA spokeswoman refused to offer any explanation for the raids. “I can’t get into details as to the probable cause behind the warrants,” she said. “Except for the fact that they’re dealing with marijuana, which is illegal under federal law.”

Perhaps the DEA dead enders were trying to throw down a challenge to the incoming President, lest he get any ideas about actually reforming our disastrous war on drugs. Or perhaps it was just an easy payday.

An employee of Beach Center Collective in Playa del Rey told the Los Angeles Times that DEA officers confiscated so much property that the dispensary would not be able to reopen.

“They took everything,” said the 32-year-old employee, who asked not to be named. “You name it, they took it – right down to the television. The computer, patient files, medicine, cash in the register – that’s it, we’re done. It’s just too bad. [Our patients] have epilepsy, cancer, MS, diabetes – two of our patients have one leg. They’re gonna have to travel a lot farther and go to places that aren’t as safe for them.”

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Travieso

Nov 5 2009, 5:42 pm

How could a plant created by God be made illegal by humans? "You mean they can tell God that it's not legal?

Chino 2nd st

Nov 2 2009, 5:29 pm

Marijuana should be legalized!!!!!

smokingirl

Nov 1 2009, 2:01 pm

meth and coke are not remotely close to marijuana..how many people do you see hit a joint and start acting like a fucking retard? if any drug should be legal marijuana should be it...i think the pros out # the cons...maybe if everyone could smoke it without having to hide like crackheads the world would be a lil less stressful..the gov. is always talking about how the economy is in such bad shape i bet if it was legal the economy would be in great shape in as lil a year.....

spun bun

Oct 26 2009, 3:36 am

I must say I don't fit into your group. However I support your cause. And I am aware of that this a strange thing due to the fact that I am a member of a devinat sub culture myself, a sub cultre that just can't understand. I have no desire to smoke pot nor even drink alcohol beverages to me its like fucking up a great high. That was my way of complaning about the meth lab remark. I myself love the thrill you get when snorting lines of coke or meth. I am not just some junky off the street. See times are hard now for everyone and I just want to enjoy my energy boost. I work hard and to make ends I often work double shifts at the casino for extra change. I pride my self in being a great dice dealer and belive I do a great service in entertaining people. We all have are reasons for doing the things we do. All I know is that your cause is right and I do belive it could be the fix (no pun) that are econmy needs right now. I am not one to talk to much about myself so I will stop(twicker rambling). It is simple make drugs leagal and by doing so taxes can be placed on them like ciggerets. This in turn will most likely get Califorina out of debt. Also by letting prisoners out of jail with drug convitions will save tax payers alot of money. In turn this will stimululate farmers who grow pot helping them feed there familys. Also making meth and coke leagal will stop the deadly trade activitys that are used and save the govenment money from fighting the war on drugs. Drug companys that are loseing money in stocks because of all the talk of a government health plan will boost profits from making meth and coke in safer and more controled ways. This would also lower the number of fires and explotions that take place killing people daily from twickers trying to make there own shit. It might just be that I see money and freedom as more of the American dream than controling people. After all America is about choices just because other people don't agree with them should not give them the right to controll us. And with that said the president is not only trying to control your use of pot he is trying to control every thing he can about you. You see when the health plan becomes law it will seem like a good thing untill the govenment starts telling you how to eat,how mcuh sleep to get(no pun), how often you should work out, and if your old enuff to die because after all they are the ones paying for your health care right? Trust me on this you guys are right to fight for your freedom. Leagalize pot its good business duh.

Spun bun

ziggy

Oct 17 2009, 8:48 pm

that is some bull shit if they say they r gonna do something that the "PRESIDENT" said they will have to inforce for tho's who need it. then they need to make dame well they do it. the DEA can go suck a fat one bc i have back problems and knee problems that weed helps me with and if they r gonna keep pulli that shit imma b pissed

RAW

Sep 18 2009, 11:06 pm

It would help out alot

SurferDude

Aug 28 2009, 1:40 pm

Yes, Obama should enact "Operation deflect attention from Obamacare" immediately!

JimmyD

Aug 19 2009, 11:35 pm

Obama dont care bout shit but making it right with Islam , take care of ur own first. We are the sick and hungary, help us!

rightsforsmokers

Aug 19 2009, 11:32 pm

Fuck the DEA fuck the CIA the RCMP, Bush and his cripped bitch .Told ya u shoulda killed me last yr

James Hoffa

Aug 19 2009, 11:28 pm

how can this still be illegal ? its harmless ! yet alcohol and cigarettes claims hundreds of thousands of lives annually . How does this make sense ? Obama is a George Bush who can talk right .lol ... atleast he didnt claim to be something he wasn't .

CANADAFORTHESICK

Aug 19 2009, 11:24 pm

its marijuana less harmfull then alcohol how can this be a crime fuck the DEA OMBAMA and his government! talk the talk walk the walk

Andy Mclain

Aug 9 2009, 8:52 pm

Bruce Perlowin on FaceBook is now spreading the Message quickly of " Money refering too as Maraijuana Tax Replacement". The message He gives is.> Creat your very own Post Cards and Mail it to your LOCAL & Federal House Of Reperenatives. The Message of Marijuana cards show them an Example of the of cash that would be flowing in rather. "So Thats Right Tell a friend get your friends together Color a few green pot leafs on Cards Roll up a few hooters and send them in The Greener the better. let are People of Today's Society have a chance to spread the word of Medical Marijuana Being Unique and creative as the people we have the voice & the eyes of the world to change. So Lets make the change as are Presidents George Washington once did.

Ras Curt

Jul 7 2009, 1:27 am

send an email to the president people.Every little bit counts!

myolive1012

Jul 6 2009, 12:40 pm

let people smoke weed. I bet money it will help the ecomony out a lot more.

420hpy4me

May 18 2009, 7:53 pm

Yes I totally think that sucks, but what did he do to get the big ole raid. My guess is he didnt do it by the book.

tokindaddy

May 13 2009, 12:59 pm

you can't trust this guy

treehugger

Apr 30 2009, 8:49 pm

Rev Steve - EXACTLY! Very astute for a religous man, but if the Fed doesn't respect our constitution, and no State is willing to take it to the Supreme Court - these rights aren't worth the hemp paper it's written on.

Your insight, knowledge of the constition law, and recent religous support for sensible laws is refreshing. Not faith restoring, but definite penance for 2,000 years of global take-over/terrorism(at least for the 10% of us Americans who thank Mother Nature or in your case,God, for creating the plant).

treehugger

Apr 30 2009, 8:41 pm

Umm - Yes, please chill.
Are you a female?(just curious).
Calling off the DEA is a MAJOR step, if we actually see it come to fruition(pun intended). Mass migration to the pro-pot states will further pursuade your state laws - or they'll go bankrupt!

treehugger

Apr 30 2009, 8:37 pm

Fuck This - IT IS like crack, or at least that's the chemical classification(crack/LSD). Maybe their samples were laced?

treehugger

Apr 30 2009, 8:35 pm

Stoners R Us - Thank mother nature that someone can read between the lines. First you call back the dogs(DEA), give them a bone(send them to one of the military bases in one of the 137 foreign countries)then you change the chemical classification(currently up there with crack and LSD mabe their samples were laced!!!!!!!). Then the supreme court(hopeful for the Jesuit!)can overturn the laws.

treehugger

Apr 30 2009, 8:30 pm

No Way - I'm in the same boat, and can't even afford the gas to get there. But I'm going none-the-less. Once the states start realizing the mass migration to the pro-pot states, they'll come around or go bankrupt!

Head West!

treehugger

Apr 30 2009, 8:27 pm

Look-Wow, where do you get your smoke? I've been smoking since...7th grade, and never hallucinated! Maybe it's laced with LSD?

Change?

Apr 23 2009, 12:19 am

Hes not going to do shit about the raids he dont give a fuck. wake up people!!! It was a mistake to have him voted into office!!! how dare obama take these issues lightly and fuck his sosialistisk ways the only changes ive seen are bad ones. impeach?!! "FIGHT FOR ARE RIGHT"!!!!!!

JOSH A, (TEXAS)

Apr 13 2009, 3:00 pm

ELLO EVERYBODY, ID LIKE TO GRAB YOUR ATTENTION FOR A MINUTE. I KNOW IM ONLY 16 AND SHIT BUT YOU KNOW WUT, I THINK I SHOULD HAVE A PART IN THIS TOO EBCAUSE I FUCKING LOVE WEED AIGHT.

ANSWER ME THIS. WHY IN THE HELL DO SO MANY PEOPLE LOOK DOWN ON MARIJUANA? THEY ACT LIKE EVERYONE WHO SMOKES IS GONNA GO ON A FUCKING RAMPAGE AND KILL A BUNCH OF PEOPLE. I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WUT YOU WANT TO PUT IN YOUR BODY. JUST LIKE ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES BOTH OF THEM ARE LEGAL AND THEY BOTH FUCK YOUR BODY UP. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU HEARD OF THAT HAVE DIED STRICTLY BECAUSE THEY WERE HIGH??? YA 1.....2.....NOT SO MANY. AND NOW THINK OF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED STRICTLY BECAUSE THEY WERE DRUNK OR BECAUSE THEY SMOKE CIGARETTES???? NOW DONT GET ME WRONG I LOVE EM BOTH BUT SERIOUSLY THIS IS FUCKING BULLSHIT. AND PLUS THEY DONT EVEN CARE IF THE PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM THESE THINGS ALL THEY WANT IS THERE GOD DAMN MONEY AND IF THEY CAN LET ALL THESE PEOPLE DIE FROM THESE FUCKING PRODUCTS THEN WHY THE FUCK CANT THEY JUST LET US SMOKE WEED?!?!?!?!? WERE NOT HURTING ANYONE. OUR GOD DAMN GOVERNMENT IS MADE UP OF A BUNCH OF SELFISH DICK HEADS. AND I KNOW WHAT YOUR THINKING,,"THIS KID IS ONLY SIXTEEN HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL HE'S TALKING ABOUT" WELL MAYBE IM NOT POLITICALLY SMART,,(SHIT I CANT EVEN SPELL IT) AND YOUR RIGHT BUT YOU KNOW WUT IM NOT STUPID.

BUT RIGHT NOW I GOT A DATE WITH MARYJANE.SO IN THE NAME OF BUDDAH KEEP SMOKIN AND MAKE THE BEST OF YOUR "HIGHTIMES"

PEACE OUT

Tony.2Tone

Apr 10 2009, 4:48 pm

FUCK THE POLICE!!!

Jose Rodriguez

Mar 10 2009, 10:28 am

Once again our goverment (U.S) is showing how it dose? See it how i do,Perks,oxies and a shitload of others are ok and even worst stickysaliva sold over the counter someone in our goverment needs to stop the witchhunt

Adrian

Mar 6 2009, 3:01 pm

Heres what i dont get, is the fact that thousands of people are dying because of cigarettes and many are dying from drinking alcohol on a daily basis... Tobacco is a plant too, in which they have made a billion dollar industry.. When have you ever heard someone dying from smoking to many J's or even ODing, cant happen, I've tried, cant do it... California is making BILLIONS by taxing a "WEED".. Crazy how much money they have made doing this.. David Evans is an IDIOT and he needs to take that stick out of his a**. When is David Evans going to get it that you CANT STOP the drugs from coming in, EVER, 24% aint a thing wait for this year i bet it lowers since there is a recession and people need to make that money...lol... The government can spend as much money as they want, it will never end there is always someone out there that will find a way. How long are they going to fight this????? They didnt stop this in the 60's, 70's, 80's, or ever...they had alcohol prohibition and look at it now, it has cost the lives of millions because of this DRUG that they brought back and they started taxing this as well but look at the outcome it has done so far....we keep lossing more lives to drunk driving, getting hit by a drunk driver than we do by smoking a joint or two a day...

carl

Mar 6 2009, 3:19 am

heres my deal i want it to be legal tax the shit they did numbers on it the first year they brought in 40 billion dollars okay 40 billion 20 years or less we would have the country back in budget

SlideWayz420

Mar 3 2009, 6:11 pm

They just dont get it..They want to get rid of our money problems an yet they keep raiding a 10 Billion dollar industry! All there doing is hurting buisness! Keep on passin it to the left an LEGALIZE!

Ace

Feb 24 2009, 4:04 pm

The money that would come out of the pot industry would likely help boost the economy drastically in only a few years if it were to be taxed. Everyone is complaining that were in debt were in debt. well why dont you legalize our sweet sweet mary jane and i guarentee shell pay you back triple of what you expect mr president obama. i would willingly pay for legalized joints even if they were more expensive than cigarettes, as a matter of fact if weed was legal i would stop smoking those nasty little sticks!! Think Green

J-remm

Feb 23 2009, 1:35 pm

FAK tha DEA. the raids better stop, cuz there ruinin my buisness yo

to "look"

Feb 21 2009, 1:44 am

you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet.

BLUEEARTH

Feb 20 2009, 4:55 pm

KEEP PUFFING AND SUPPORT 420

STONY1

Feb 20 2009, 2:53 pm

Its the D.E.A. thats the problem. Thier the ones that are bringing the major bad drugs in to the USA threw thier columbian or what ever HARD DRUG( cocain,meth,heroin,etc,.)cartell they have deals with! The D.E.A. wont to keep the focus on MMJ so its not on them while they bring in thier major money maker drug's! thats the only reason they are keeping the focus on MMJ growers and user's! Its like proabition all over again but against MMJ insted of booze! THE D.E.A. ARE THE REAL CROOKS!

David

Feb 19 2009, 11:07 pm

Look at Oakland CA. or Oaksterdam as I've heard it called. The buying and selling of MMJ has turned a slum ass city like that into a nice part of town again. If that can be done there it can be done anywhere. We need to have another Boston tea party!!! We'll call it the Boston weed party!!! Everyone needs to come together and rise up!!!

look

Feb 19 2009, 11:03 pm

marijuana is an p. alter.... "illegal"....but easy to find. all you political slave idiots shut the fuck up and quit ur babbling on taxes and all that bullshit. the illuminati hybrids run shit, they pull the strings, they make the choices until everyone releases there victim mind patterns. all you have to do is sit back, watch the economy collapse on purpose, let it be rebuilt on purpose NAU North American Union. let the world unite into a new world order. let the staged alien invasion happen, let the staged second coming of christ happen let the new world religion happen, which will consist of emmanuel and princess diana. and then the RFID chip will be implanted based on fear, and then we'll all be little robots obeying orders smoking weed and drinking beer just going through our lives with our mouths shut until some sort of revolution errupts and fucks it all up. there can only be peace on the land when there is peace within every person, the outer world reflect back your inner peace and thats a fact

spliff

Feb 19 2009, 8:22 pm

but thats the dumb part!! it can be taxed! the argument of it is that people can get ahold of seeds well you can also get ahold of tobacco seeds to! but no one dose!! so no one cares! the same things will happen to pot once it is legal.you think after 10 years of it being legal everyone is gonna want their own farm?? no way when you can just go get a pack of joints at a CVS lol if we all come together and live our lives as if it were legal and donated to NORML it would be legal in no time

1160Man

Feb 17 2009, 11:16 pm

Gotta wonder how much revenue could be brought in of marijuana was legalized. I guess if you can't tax it, it's illegal.

anonymous

Feb 17 2009, 3:18 pm

If weed is such a problem now days that it causes all of this drama then make it legal and then it wont matter who is smokin it.... Oh yea and not to mention how much money is made in cali alone from medical shit and the taxes levied on it... maybe leagalization is the only answer...

Realize

Feb 14 2009, 6:11 pm

They are throwing the book at Phelps because he smoked some green, but just a short while back a man named Barrack Obama admitted he he smoked and did inhale . AND WE MADE HIM THE PRES... W.T.F.

wayne

Feb 14 2009, 3:19 pm

stop the refer maddness you dont have to smoke it to get the meds from it you can eat it drink it get the facts on cannabis. smoking cannabis causes cancer is a lie a tool the d.e.a. came up with to stop the movement dont run from the cure grow it the truth will set all of us free the us started a drug war to capture its people to make money off them now we are a 100 million strong and can change laws by votes thats why they came up with laws to take away your rights to vote if convicted for pot.

umm

Feb 13 2009, 10:51 pm

re:gstlb,
Lets let love rule man. Enough of the anger trip. Life is too short man. Enjoy it by forgiving, and making new friends...

gstlab3

Feb 13 2009, 10:35 pm

I HOPE THEY HOLD OFF ON CHANGING THE LAW FOR A WHILE SO WE CAN TOTALLY BANKRUPT THE COUNTRY,TURN IT OVER TO THE COMMUNISTS AND LIBERALS WHO WILL ENSLAVE US TO PAY FOR MORE GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL EVEN MORE OF THE MONEY AND POWER! I WANT THE BLACK MARKET TO DRAIN EVERY CENT OUT OF WASHINGTON AND THEN TURN IT ON THEM LIKEWISE AND THEN LIKE ALL OF US OUT IN THE STREETS WE HUNT THEM DOWN LIKE DOGS,KILL THEM,IMPRISSON THEM,MAKE THEIR FAMILIES PAY TOO! TURN THE STREETS RED WITH BLOOD I SAY! WE ARE STILL UNDER THE POLICE STATE RUN WAR LETS KICK THEM NOW THAT THEY ARE DOWN STARVING FOR MONIES THAT DO NOT EXIST! WE THE PEOPLE ARE TAPPED OUT!!

umm

Feb 13 2009, 9:04 pm

I thought this article was kinda nifty:
http://www.crispinsartwell.com/drewpot.htm
"I SMOKED POT, AND I LIKED IT A LOT by "Andrew Williams"

Fawn

Feb 13 2009, 8:58 pm

Obama should legalize it, put an age limit on it, and tax it!
It would help raise our economy by up to 26 to 36%.
Can you think of a better BAIL OUT PLAN????

intellectual stoner

Feb 12 2009, 6:00 pm

Well I'm still waiting to see if all this is really gonna happen or am gonna keep running around like some criminal just to cop(no pun intended)a sac???

to below

Feb 12 2009, 5:20 pm

the best thing you could do for Phelps is leave it alone . You guys are making a target out of him . Look whats going on in S. C. . I'm sure Phelps has had enough of your help .

zmkr788

Feb 12 2009, 3:02 pm

I think we should help Phelps by purchasing anything with his name on it, that could be the loudest way we can be heard
if they come out with Phelps shoes or shirts I will buy them.
It's sad that they took his greatest moment and managed to tarnish it. At a time when prisons are releasing hundreds of inmates and will be releasing hundreds more due to overcrowding, people who smoke weed should not be treated like they are bad people.

wildman 420

Feb 12 2009, 12:57 pm

This is bogus, The government is stealing plain and simple! Why else would they not have a reason for the warrants, other than "it's illegal". What about peoples rights to smoke tobacco, drink alcohol, or take perscribed drugs? What is the real Difference?

thetexasstoner

Feb 12 2009, 9:02 am

Wow DEA. You guys have really got your priorities in line. We have herion and meth dealers runnin around without fear because you cats are so caught up on violating STATES RIGHTS. It would be nice if one day we could live in a country in which the government funded organizations followed the law the have sworn to uphold.

fuckthecops

Feb 11 2009, 11:54 pm

i hate dea them mother fuckers!

Sign "o the times

Feb 11 2009, 7:05 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090211/ap_on_re_us/courthouse_kickbacks

zara420stra

Feb 11 2009, 11:35 am

I'll belive it when I see it. Democracy-Fascism you can vote for.

Dude

Feb 11 2009, 11:03 am

Dude : Hey Obama . You can't keep on raiding these mmj facilities . These people are counting on you .

Obama : " YES , WE CAN ! "

Dude : so what would it take for mmj users and supporters to gain your respect ?

Obama : " change ! "

Dude : Imagine that .

HU210

Feb 11 2009, 10:25 am

Worth the read

http://www.healthyrockford.com/homepage/x1848775449/New-Mexico-moves-slowly-with-medical-marijuana-law

yeah

Feb 11 2009, 7:02 am

wow FUCK DEA

HU210

Feb 11 2009, 5:19 am

http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2009/02/09/hot-seat-michael-phelps/1

Were losing this one. Please take the AOL Plelps poll at link above.

wow

Feb 11 2009, 2:42 am

PBS did a great job tonight - I guess - at least its being talked about now, thats GOOD.
♥

oops,

Feb 10 2009, 5:54 pm

HU210, I'm talking abouth the wrong page...lol
The kelloggs one...Thats it:)

umm

Feb 10 2009, 5:52 pm

Re: HU210,

I didn't mean you, but the person who originally thought of the idea for the article.
♥

LEGALIZE

Feb 10 2009, 5:24 pm

i beleive for a fact that obama can get this done. if his plan for reforment works and stays that way in our system for a long time, all we need to do is get medical weed dispensers in every state and all of the marijuana policing will disapear. and we will virtually legalize weed without the UNs interfeirence since we are technically only decriminalizing it. i think things are looking up for our side of this war. -LEGALIZE

HU210

Feb 10 2009, 8:58 am

There is a HOT SEAT poll at AOL news asking if Phelps should have been fired by Kelloggs. We are losing that one

HU210

Feb 10 2009, 8:14 am

http://www.healthyrockford.com/homepage/x84120696/Drugmakers-push-boosts-murky-ailment

Oops, meant to include this link in example

HU210

Feb 10 2009, 8:09 am

@$$$$$$$$$, right on.I don't know if it's intentional, but toxic drugs can't possibly make a person better. Most drugs have negative side effects. That is why it's important to use a drug with the least amount of negative side effects. I would not even classify marijuana as a drug, but, regardless, it has the least amount of negative side effects. How does the doctor make money if you get well? How does the pharmacy make money if you grow your medicine at home?

Example: Look at how big pharma is agressivly marketing new drugs for treating Fibromyalgia. The most effective treatment for most fibromyalgia sufferers is good ol'pot.

Frank Bud

Feb 10 2009, 7:16 am

I think it's time to seek legal advice, the DEA is out of control. It might be illegal, it might get you high, but it doesn't kill people. 40 years of bullshit, 40 years of putting common people in jail, it's stupied. Doesn't the government know how much this drug is helping people with alot of ailments, they need an education in herbal medicine. PLEASE STOP THE MADDNESS, IT'S GONE ON LONG ENOUGH. Who ever is in charge of DEA should be fired, for acting with good reason, and for abstruction of juctice. These DEA agents are like wild dogs, just point them in the right direction and they attack it. We need better management in the DEA and a new direction. It's sad that after 40 years of this crap they have still not learn't a thing, WHY DON'T WE JUST PUT EVERYONE IN JAIL?
AND CALL IT A DAY. DEA is nothing more than an excuse for poor government management. Legalize the weed, NOW!
It's far better to legalize it than waste more money fight it, PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES NEED THEIR WEED and they need it NOW! Bring 40 years of maddness to an end.

$$$$$$$

Feb 10 2009, 6:34 am

Pharmaceutical corporations don't want marijuana to be legalized. You can bet that the majority of lobbying for this so-called war on drugs, and propaganda is funded largely in part by way of these drug companies. Why? Patients can grow their own medicine for a low start up cost and not have to pay out the nose for various medications. These corporations are here to make money not cure the sick, just mask the symptoms and take you money, home, and dignity.

Obama

Feb 10 2009, 5:23 am

Sorry guys . Smoking pot may cause cancer according to a new
study at the Cancer reaearch Center in Seattle . I can't get behind legalizing somthing that is not good for you .

Legalize It!!

Feb 9 2009, 9:07 pm

I believe that if they would just legalize and drop the fight, marijuana could become a natural remedy sold in drug stores. No prescription required, because making it a drug would just be fueling the messed up American Health Care System. For the nation to change, we need to accept that marijuana can generate a hell of a profit. The documentary of these operations that I saw, Marijuana Inc. on the Discovery Channel, said that marijuana is a huge part of the Californian economy, comparable to the wealth of the whole Apple Corporation. Why not open it to free enterprise to put a real shot in the economy? Every state can have a factory that would create jobs, and create an Item to export. I mean if all else fails, we got rope, and material for high fashion clothing.

Feb 9 2009, 5:31 pm

Just saw the film on cnn where Obama spoke on medical marijuana. It looks as if finally something will be done about the dea's crimes.

Mass Cop

Feb 9 2009, 4:43 pm

Hi guys. whass up? I've been sticking my head up my ass all weekend and haven't checked the site. Everything cool? My butt is really sore right now so I'm standing while typing. Did you miss me? Hugs and kisses.

HU210

Feb 9 2009, 2:59 pm

Damn, better set this Freedom mix stuff down for a spell.
That was -a breath of fresh air

HU210

Feb 9 2009, 2:55 pm

I read a simiular(sp?) article in my sunday rrstar
A breath of fresh anyway.
Thanks for the link umm

umm

Feb 9 2009, 2:42 pm

Now for some good news...
The headline reads : "POT POLICY MIGHT GET TOKE OF CHANGE"

http://www.mapinc.org/norml/v09/n149/a03.htm

umm

Feb 9 2009, 1:33 pm

That picture of them with white coats on and shovels. Anyone could dawn a white coat and pretend to be looking for cures to dis-eases. These people have lost all credibility by me.

HU210

Feb 9 2009, 1:30 pm

Yup, more if, but, maybe research

The brain dead media will run with it as fact however

umm

Feb 9 2009, 1:30 pm

They should rename they're deceptive site to "Save our society from the drugs that won't make ely lilly money".
They ignore scientific study, and sway the people into believing that traditional intolerance is best for all. I think though that the people are waking up. Lets hope this war ends soon.

umm

Feb 9 2009, 1:21 pm

The so-called institue below said maybe smoking. They don't address vaporizing. Why? Why don't they, who say they endorse health mention vaporizing? Its just bs. Check out this link to see just how silly they looked in 1975 opening they're doors of deception:
http://www.fhcrc.org/about/history/founding.html
I tell you its a new low.
Love out to the imbibers!♥

anonymous

Feb 9 2009, 1:15 pm

@ What

Ya got a link to the Seattle Cancer Center?

HU210

Feb 9 2009, 1:12 pm

I thought this was too precious, not to share it with you all:

http://www.capwiz.com/saveoursociety/issues/alert/?alertid=12631221

From: Save our society from drugs

This is what we are up against.
Did you write your congress-critter today?
On your feet or on your knees!

WHAT !!

Feb 9 2009, 1:06 pm

Nobody bad mouthing the cancer research center in Seattle ?
Nobody outraged .

Ahhh , the kids are at school .
I'll be back later .

NOR CAL USA

Feb 9 2009, 11:42 am

The only time cops make a bust and don't arrest anyone that means they're probably corrupt DEA, lookin for a little bonus cash and pot before they can't raid the good pot shops. Now they gotta stick to the real criminal busts. HA HA. they'll never get my stash.

HU210

Feb 9 2009, 8:19 am

OFF TOPIC

We have not heard a word from the Obama economic brain trust about usury. Usury is the gigantic anchor holding back the consumer economy.

It is little wonder that an economic downturn would lead debtors to walk away from debt that grows faster than they can pay down.

Default interest rates run into the hundreds of percent, and creditors are intransigent in working with the debtor. The creditor can get a handout from the government and then hound the debtor until they have recovered the debt, effectively double-dipping.

We can guess why there is no acknowledgment of the economic damage caused by usury; government is in the usury game.

We don’t have a “credit crisis,” we have a debt saturation problem. As debt is reduced, the consumer economy will recover.

The damage is done to the creditworthiness of people caught in the financial meltdown caused by others who had an infinite ethics deficit.

As could have been predicted of the entitled class, they have taken hundreds of billions from the taxpayers and given themselves tens of billions in bonuses.

The corporate message to taxpayers is, “Thanks, suckers.”

Still running a Plutocracy, Some change

JUST IN !

Feb 9 2009, 7:57 am

Dr. Janet Dating of the "Fred Hutchinsin Cancer Research Center in Seattle says smoking pot may cause cancer . Check it out at Cnn.com

Don't kill the messenger !

on both sides

Feb 9 2009, 4:19 am

ha have you seen bushs plan on cutting taxes....yea its in full circle right now..

umm

Feb 9 2009, 3:42 am

Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, and many other have said it. We no longer live in a democracy. We live in a plutocracy. Which means that we no longer govern ourselves. The rich govern us.

umm

Feb 9 2009, 3:37 am

Looks like unless the policies change, the skeptic will be joining us all in the bread lines.

Have you all seen the plan for more massive spending of money no one has?

Skeptic

Feb 9 2009, 3:33 am

OK Im nothing special just a young college student with a full time job and a family. Heres the way I look at it though. WEED CAN NOT BE LEGALIZED!!!!! In the 70's I believe it was we pushed for cannibus to be on the UN list of INTERNATIONAL RESTRICTED DRUGS. The most we can do is decriminalize marijuana. Unless you want to go against the UN and if i read the posts right most of you are Dems and you threw a fit when we went to Iraq w/o UN support. You can't have it both ways. just my opinion. However it is a nice idea to legalize it I just wouldn't hold my breathe ne time soon.

umm

Feb 9 2009, 2:30 am

I just had to ad that the Netherlands where Cannabis is tolerated comes in 53rd at 157 murders. The Netherlands! Who would have thought that the way the media talks about pot. 157 murders where pot is legal...

umm

Feb 9 2009, 2:25 am

I just found that we rank #5 in the most murders in the world. Mexico is right behind us at #6.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur-crime-murders

Ok enough of this gore...

umm

Feb 9 2009, 2:17 am

Re: gstlab3,
I found it.
Number of offenses reported in 2007:
Violent crime total = 1,408,337 which includes
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, Forcible rape, Robbery, and Aggravated assault.

Out of a total Population of 301,621,157, Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter was 16,929, Forcible rape was 90,427, Robbery was 445,125, and Aggravated assault was 855,856.
Ugly stats if you ask me.

umm

Feb 9 2009, 1:57 am

Thanks gstlab3, I'll look into it.
I suspect that the usa doesn't fare any better than Mexico in the homocide rate. The media just blows it out of proportion to suit their agenda of war against us. Oh I know any murder is bad, but for the media to point they're fingers at Mexico and make our people in the states think it is safer here is silly. The people don't realize that their wars against some drugs is what is causing the violence in the first place. Borrowing a word from another poster - ARGH!

Thanx again...

gstlab3

Feb 9 2009, 12:26 am

TO umm., I LIKED TOUR POST ON THE ISSUE OF VIOLENCE IN PARTICULAR STATES COMBINED TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.,YOU CAN CHECK THE FED WEB SITE ON CRIME STATS ALSO IF ANYONE IS PAYING ATTENTION IS'NT CHICAGO THE CAPITAL OF HOMOCIDE THIS PAST YEAR AND IS IT NOT TRUE THAT THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL!??HOW A BOUT THAT YOU OBAMA KOOLADE DRINKERS!

umm

Feb 8 2009, 2:37 pm

Re: HU210,

You make a VERY good point.

It isn't easy

Feb 8 2009, 12:32 pm

it isn't a minor issue, but it's a complicated issue, and one that isn't easily dealt with, all progress takes time no matter how important, and there are more immediate issues being dealt with that can compromise the financial stability of the country as a whole if not handled properly, so shifting priorities now before getting a grip on things as a whole isn't the best move. Besides that, his appointees to positions regarding marijuana such as the head of the DEA haven't been filled yet, but when they are, we will see if they impliment obama's "hands off" policy, which they likely will. The specifics of that are to be determined later.

I Hate To Say It

Feb 8 2009, 12:04 pm

But has anybody checked out CNN today . The list of complete bullshit weeded out of the stimulus plan of Obama's, by the Republicans,is astonishing . Talk about pork ..damn !
Change huh ? The country is going broke and Obama is throwing money around like he thinks its his . Check it out ..rediculous

HU210

Feb 8 2009, 10:01 am

Yo, Stoner-Legalize

Obama working on hemp? You are either in Obama's inner circle, or have been drinking.
Have you even viewed the tha answers RE: marijuana, given at Change.gov?

Why are you making excuses for the Obama administration? If weed isnt such a big issue. Then Obama and company should have no problem getting the small stuff -like legalization- passed through congress-eh?

Well hell, they could attach cannabis legalization to the stimilus bill, pass legalization and no one would notice.

Given that it is such a small issue.

REFORM NOW

Feb 7 2009, 11:59 pm

Straight from the white house. Take a lookee:
Restore Scientific Integrity to the White House: Restore the basic principle that government decisions should be based on the best-available, scientifically-valid evidence and not on ideological predispositions.
If your brain isn't too dead to decipher that, then you can see the point I'm trying to make. Let's get rid of the false dispositions on marijuana that have haunted the United States for too long. YES WE CANnabis!!!

Clay

Feb 7 2009, 10:23 pm

Welllllll,,,,,I hope the dea and the other 3 letter gangs,IRS,FBI,ATF, are listening too our new prez, but ain't bettin the farm. The Home Security Agency,already has me growin my own because thats the only way I can be sure that I'm not supporting,a terrorist, or organized crime, or city hall. Being a Disabled vet,and a patriot,it is my,and your duty,too grow your own,and never sell any too anyone,but bartering would be interesting.

sharpstart

Feb 7 2009, 10:01 pm

CANNABIS USERS AND GROWERS UNITE IN THE CAUSE OF LEGALIZATION! TAKE THE FIRST STEP BY MAKING THIS PLEDGE.
I grow for my own personal use. I will never sell my crop to anyone. Also I would never share my usage with any minor (persons under the age of 25), consenting or not. Furthermore, I would not expose anyone to the environment of my own personal usage (personal residence or approved area). I will not operate any heavy equipment, motor vehicle, or dangerous equipment while under the influence. I will not go to my place of employment under the influence.
WHY TAKE THIS PLEDGE?
In doing any of these things you would either be evading national tax laws, unfairly influencing others to use cannabis, violating the personal rights of others who do not wish to be exposed to cannabis usage, endangering the personal safety of others and yourself, or violating the trust your employer has placed in you to dilegently perform the duties that you are paid to perform.
IF YOU THINK THESE ARE UNREASONABLE EXPECTATIONS.........
If you think these are unreasonable expectations you need to seriously re-evaluate your views. Taxes allow our government to support itself and further the domestic quality of life through a stable economy. Influencing others to use is WRONG. Whether or not you wish to indulge in cannabis should be a personally made choice. Exposing others who don't wish to be around cannabis usage is unfair to them, put yourself in their shoes and imagine how you would feel. The personal safety of every individual is important, if you willfully endanger others you are violating their rights, and should be subject to punishment.And finally, if you go to work stoned and as a result make a mistake (big or small) you are hurting the success of your employer and costing them money. Again, put yourself in their shoes.

MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE, TAKE THE PLEDGE.

Feb 7 2009, 4:25 pm

prisonplanet.com

umm

Feb 7 2009, 4:10 pm

Oh and when I say the people need to see on tv people like Barry Cooper, I don't mean in a 10 second news blurb either, but in a full hour interview say like on 60 minutes and Bill Moyers, or something like that. Instead of people watching on the news their favorite stars in hollywood. And images of the Gaza Strip. This is the USA, and why so much interest in our foreighn neighbors when the war is here at home as our neighbors and loved ones and us are being raided with gestapo like abandon. The mainstream news talks of all the people that are killed in conflict around the globe, which is trajic, but the news fails to add up all the homocides and total them up in all 50 states. The total I'm sure is stagering. So the attention in mainstream news Should be on their so-called home land.
By the way, I have tried googleing the total annual homocide rates for all the states, and could find this information. The only thing I could find is state by state annualy, or per hundred thousand. WE NEED to know the exact figures. Does anyone know? I think this is important information...

umm

Feb 7 2009, 3:56 pm

I believe that the mainstream public has been duped. Its important then for them to learn the truth. They need to see on they're tv's the injustices. They need to watch Barry Cooper "a former DEA agent" tell what is really going on. They need to cry, as they watch families being torn apart. They need to KNOW that prohibition not only isn't a good idea, but it is destroying the USA and indeed the world with violence, and prisons for the otherwise inocent folks. For politicians, the ole' putting the third rail issue; "Cannabis prohibition" on the back burner is not only a cowardly mistake, it is criminal. Prohibition goes agaist our very own constitution. Prohibition is wrong in a free society. It is responsible for So much greif, and suffering. I believe that if obama takes the lead and brings this issue to the front lines, that serious debate would insue. As soon then as people see what is really going on, fears like the posters below would evaporate. Good does conquer all in the end. And we have that good on our side. Thank God for that. Or whatever you call your creator. By the way, God is love. It sais so in John in the Bible. To prohibit that which is safer than water, "Cannabis", and which also brings out the genuine love in all of our hearts is a sin in it's self. Not to mention the gang activity. It is important for people to see just what happens to someone when they go to prison. If they come out alive, they are bitter and hardened. Its just got to stop. The sooner the better for all.
Youtube Barry Cooper on Alex Jones. After your youtube has searched, sort by date to get the latest information on the changes being made in the government, and the truth about prohibition... Also, youtube Ron Paul, and Gerald Celente, then ask yourself would it be a good time NOW to legalize. The country would save billions annualy, not to mention the suffering saved.

Stoner - Legalize!

Feb 7 2009, 12:45 pm

The fact that Obama is working in Hemp reforms in times of extreme economic crisis shows that he has the herb in mind. Right now is not a good time for him to make it a priority. It is trouble enough already just trying to persuade corrupt republicans to start spending more money on it's own countrymen then on bombs for other countries. To start off his presidency being a marijuana extremist, legalising it and all would only make him look like a fool to the rest of the government and will only lose him respect.
The truth is there are too many people (more so than the stoner population) that are blinded by lies and have a false view on all that is drug related. They trust in these prescription drugs that only damage them more in the long run then they do anything else.
Our government needs to solve the problems that affect us all before they can move into drug reforms that affect only a few. (even if that few is probably nearly half or even more than the american population....
Considering it is a lie already that people have a say in things, the only thing we can do is hope things unfold in a positive way. Because if things get any worse then marijuana will be the least of worries.
America is becoming the perfect terrorist. We are like a ticking suicide bomber except instead of a bus station, it is on a worldwide level of destruction.

umm

Feb 7 2009, 1:47 am

lol
good one :)

HU210

Feb 7 2009, 12:20 am

Ron Paul Iluiminati?? I reckon you think that the lizard people will be comming to get us in 2012 too-eh?

umm

Feb 6 2009, 11:16 pm

So much for alchohol.

mother fuck part 2

Feb 6 2009, 10:21 pm

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mother fuck

Feb 6 2009, 10:14 pm

MAN FUCK RON PAUL HES ILLUMINATI, MOTHER FUCK EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHAT IM SAYING FEEL ME MAH JEAH!

NEW WORLD ORDER

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CONQUER OTHER PLANETS
OMG REPTILIANS!!!!
ahhhhhhAAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WOOO SMOKIN ON THAT KUSH NUGGET AH FCK IT SPIT A RAP, GIT A BLACK RESIN BALL ROLLED UP/ BIG NUG OF DRO AND DIESAL IN THE BLUNT/ WHAT I DONT GIVE A FUCK I DONT GIVE A SHIT/ CAUSE WHEN I TAKE A SHIT I FLUSH IT SO I DONT GIVE IT I PLUNGE IT, JEAH JEAH JEAH JEAH JEAH

Let's be realistic. Rahm = Bush

Feb 6 2009, 7:55 pm

Oh NORML,

You need to be realistic here. I know you want to be optimistic. Trust me, we are all happy that Bush is out of office. But Obama is just another figure head who said a lot of things to please a lot of people.

Rahm Emmanuel as Chief of Staff sends a powerful message to us. Just look at the norml article on him: http://blog.norml.org/tag/rahm-emanuel/

NORML, it is time to start being realistic. Obama lied! He cares about war and about money, not marijuana reform. Please start writing more about Ron Paul, the only mainstream politician who REALLY believes in personal freedom. Please check out http://www.campaignforliberty.com for more info.

Baltimore Fred

Feb 6 2009, 4:46 pm

People we have to take legalization in an historical context. I'll pick on Lincohn to make a point. He was pregidist (sp?). If he could have saved the union by exporting African - Americans to Africa and the Caribbean he would have, but it was to expensive, so he didn't. In one of his last speeches he stated that "educated" or civil war vets African - Americans would get the vote. J.W.Boothe was at this speech and this pushed him over the edge. Basically Fred Douglass said, 10 years after Lincohn died, he wasn't the best friend the Black Man ever had but he was the best game in town at the time. "In his heart of hearts, he knew that slavery was wrong". A lepoard can't change his spots overnight. Change will take time. There are a lot of passionate folks out there against legal reefer. The only other option is social revolution. Who out there wants to revisit 1776-1783? Give Barrack a chance.

kryptonic

Feb 6 2009, 4:41 pm

smoke it everyday helps me sleep and helps with panic attacks...nothing wrong with it..........LEGALIZE IT!

Mark

Feb 6 2009, 3:30 pm

Please disregard earlier post. Sleep dirt in my eyes.

anonymous

Feb 6 2009, 2:58 pm

@ Brian
Thank you for breathing a breath of fresh air into the taxing of MJ discussion.

I agree. The Gov. gets no taxes for as many years as it kept MJ illegal.
That should cover my lifetime anyway.

AZ WEED GROWER

Feb 6 2009, 1:05 pm

F**KIN DEA THIER NOTHING BUT HATERS. SMOKE EVERY DAY AND FOREVER. WE WILL WIN.

Mark

Feb 6 2009, 10:32 am

I could not find "request more information" on Kelloggs' website.

Instead, go to media.hotline@kelloggs.com and sent them this email:

Good Day,

I am writing to inform Kelloggs that because the company has chosen to further mislead the public by perpetuating a failed war on marijuana, and reinstilling fear and paranoia over a harmless herb by dropping Michael Phelps as a spokesperson for Kelloggs that I will never purchase one of your products ever again.

Sincerely,

Feb 6 2009, 9:50 am

let Kelloggs know you will not be munching on their products in the future due to dropping michael phelps over the photo. go to "request more information"

http://www.kelloggcompany.com/contactus.aspx

take your time but hurry up!

Feb 6 2009, 8:48 am

Things take time, he has to find someone for the job who isn't an idiot or biased, he needs to find someone who will agree to and enforce a sane policy to take the job, do you know anyone who WANTS to be the head of the DEA? He needs to weed out the puppets and pick an honest trustworthy guy from the candiates, or get a new list of ppl and pick from them, it's not easy when you are in charge of the whole country's buisness. As for people demanding that he snap his fingers and have it done already, you don't understand how this works.

say no to

Feb 6 2009, 8:47 am

Kellogg products...............

Brian

Feb 6 2009, 8:03 am

How about this idea... Legalize it, and DON'T TAX IT! The DEA/Federal Government/Most U.S. Governments have been a violent enemy of marijuana producers and consumers for decades. I don't see why we should be so forgiving toward the history of their irrational drug war. As far as I'm concerned, they have no right to tax the production of marijuana, nor its consumption, regardless of the positive effect this would have (on paper) on the GDP. They've been enemies and now want to make friends. This is great news, and I hope Obama uses his political power to legalize the product this year which would put an end to the raids and arrests. However there is no justification for conceding the government's right to tax this product (as they have no such right). The U.S.A. needs another Boston Tea Party to finally shrug these fuckers off our backs.

Reality Check

Feb 6 2009, 5:59 am

you can read the un-edited version in the Washington Post .

Reality Check

Feb 6 2009, 4:39 am

I'm a firm believer in the consept of ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS . Lets see what happens . Not convinced .

bassnman420

Feb 6 2009, 2:39 am

ya know the gov is lucky pot dont make you violent or us stoners would have taken over a long time ago...we will all never truly be free until this persecution ends and it will within the next 20 years i expect because pot is becoming part of our countrys culture its in a lot more movies and its dicussed quite often so it is gunna take some time but it wont happen if all we do is get stoned and sit on the couch so we should all be out there...In the words of BOB MARLEY "get up, stand up,stand up for your rights,get up stand up, DONT GIVE UP THE FIGHT" so keep on keepin on people..we are in a country that needs to wake up and quit this war on drugs..its preposturous

Blitzen

Feb 6 2009, 2:25 am

Something has to happen soon.All the marijuana headlines from around the world.Michael Phelps,Sumo wrestlers,England making it a bigger offense again.Potheads make the world go around.If every pothead would come out of the closet and stand up for what they believe,we would have our day.Everyone is scared of losing their job or of being targeted.Meanwhile our friends and peers are being locked up and hassled,property confiscated.How long are we gonna take all this bullshit.End the phony drug war now.

Syko Stoner

Feb 6 2009, 2:11 am

He admitted to smoking AND inhaling. I am sure he knows it is not as harmful as some other things that are out there. Someone needs to organize the 420 bong walk!! Talk about a mellow group!!
We need to start in our own states, so make sure you contact your state represenatives.

HU210

Feb 5 2009, 11:02 pm

Hold his feet to the fire.
Send a post card/ Letter DEMANDING LEGALIZATION!!!!

President Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.NW
Washington, D. C. 20500

HU210

Feb 5 2009, 10:58 pm

Cant he just direct the current DEA head and justice dept. to stop? Like he did with the Gaunatanmo(SP) Bay order?

Free the weed for the sick and ill

CITIZEN

Feb 5 2009, 10:46 pm

President Barrack Obama, you sir have an obligation to the State of California and its law abiding citizens to return all of the equipment seized by the DEA during the January raids on California dispensaries throughout the state.

If that property cannot be returned in its entirety, a full cash reimbursement must be made immediately following a written and public apology from the DEA for its repulsive and rogue like actions. They must be reminded that they are here to serve the people for if not they shall be disbanded and persecuted.

Although you did not order the raids yourself Mr. President, you chose to sit idle while the DEA taunted the State of California and its citizens on your watch. For this you have failed the people of this country.

We the people have spoken our terms and demand justice be served upon these rogue like DEA agents and the money hungry politicians who aided in the persecution of the American People.

Such great a justice must be served that it may ring deaf the ears of self serving politicians nationwide and strike great fear into their evil souls and serve as a reminder of whom they are in service.

duuuuuuuuude

Feb 5 2009, 10:45 pm

umm is fucking stupid. i pray that obama is the person to finally legalize weed. i cant think of anything else to type. b/c im fucking high as shit.

poppa b

Feb 5 2009, 10:36 pm

WTF OBAMA needs to make this change happen soon or else other sick people will be without their medicine too. Now that is the real crime here , not the dispensory or the patients whom seek comfort for their illness . AMERICA WAKE UP AND demand this change............. NOW ......................................................................................................................................................

the_chiller

Feb 5 2009, 10:22 pm

man fuck the DEA!!!
what kind of bs is that!!!
they took everything from those guys
that is just not right...
and all that bitch had to say that "they were dealing with marijuana and that is ilegal under federal blah blah blah...
thats all i heard man
weed is the greatest medicine for all my "sicknesses"
it has even cured the flu for me a couple of times...
well keep toking my friends...
I know I will... later bros...

.umm

Feb 5 2009, 10:13 pm

If the government REALLY cared about the children they would bann all wars.

D-Bag

Feb 5 2009, 10:08 pm

Brandon, I absolutely agree and so do most Americans it seems.

But, there's a lot of sick people out there who need medicinal marijuana NOW. They need relief they can only get from marijuana.

It's also been said over and over now that legalizing marijuana would essentially help to create a multi-billion dollar industry that would instantly stimulate the economy by creating millions of new jobs overnight. It's really something that should become a part of Obama's plan to fix the economy and he should act as soon as possible to make that happen.

umm

Feb 5 2009, 9:51 pm

100 days?

I dunno. All I know is is that pot is a cure all for me. Case in point. My friends and some of my family had the flu a few weeks ago. Sick at they're stomachs, and headaches. They came over not quite over it. Without giving alot of details, I got sick last week. I toked some weed, and within a few minutes I felt alot better, and 2 hours later, I found myself laughing at youtube videos. The next day, I felt great. My mom gave it to me again 2 days ago, and now I'm out of weed!!! Life sucks!
And the mean poster below can "shut up." This war has got to stop. To know that there is a cure all, just pisses me to no end! I cAN'T STAND THIS.

burrito

Feb 5 2009, 9:32 pm

Obama has 100 days to make shit happen. So motha fucka better get started. Lets see how great of a leader he says hes gonna be.

Brandon

Feb 5 2009, 9:31 pm

Well you know I cant really blame Obama for not putting this issue at the top of his list. He has an economy thats about to collapse on his hands, and not to mention the "War in Iraq" he also has to resolve. (thanks, Bush.)
Anyone agree?

StashZoo.com

Feb 5 2009, 8:57 pm

It's time to end the War on Drugs. It's a larger failure than the Iraq War. Everyone should join NORML and take a look at DrugSense dot org

directed to "umm"

Feb 5 2009, 8:32 pm

Shut the fuck up and stop bitching this is a definite step in the right direction what do you want him to keep up the raids?? its not all going to happen at once you retard you dont just legalize it there will be many more steps involved. AND this is definitely NOT something mcsame or george bush would have done. fuck ignorant republicans they can all go to hell republicans are the biggest part of the problem i guarantee if legalization ever goes to congress republicans will outnumber democrats in their opposition of legalization. and dont give me any ron paul bullshit. (although i like ron paul)

Nigtmove

Feb 5 2009, 7:52 pm

Kellogg's just dropped Phelps.
I no longer purchase Kellogg's product's.

Noel

Feb 5 2009, 7:46 pm

Legalize it.Im fucking 16 and I know for a fact that it is harmless,maybe I cant run so fast but fuck it.Obama admitted he "inhailed frequently",what the fuck he probably still is.Stop wasting money busting harmless stoners and go bust some meth labs or some shit.When was the last time a pot smoker did any harm to society?

No Way

Feb 5 2009, 7:32 pm

If he really wanted to do something good. He should just legalize because as you all already know, fighting it is costing taxpayers billions in a losing battle. Not to mention prison space that could better be used for murders,rapists,drug dealers who sell what really harms,and a whole host of others. And in these trying economic times would generate a great deal of money for the government. To help pay for the last TEN YEARS OF FUCK UPS! But who am I just a nobody American citizen in a oppressive state. The bullshit and tyranny has gone on for too long! I grew up in a alcohol house and I can safely say I would much rather, had grown up with a pot head than a drunk! But like I said before who the fuck am I a nobody. No matter who is president I am still in the same boat as many,many,many,many............people FUCKED! President Obama can stop the raids but unless I can find funds to up root and move to a more forgiving state he will be no help to me. In the immortal words of Fugazi "what is good for the future what was good for the past what is good for the future won't last"

Baltimore Fred again

Feb 5 2009, 6:23 pm

Well said Stoner R Us.

Stoners r us

Feb 5 2009, 6:01 pm

Ok, first off "umm" is so fucking stupid because this whole article is actually about Obama ACTUALLY GIVING A SHIT about us pot smokers. You obviously don't know how to read if you think he hasn't done shit. He's been in office only a few weeks and he has a more difficult job then you ever will. Are you too blind to see that this is the FIRST step to marijuana legalization? It's not gonna just happen with Obama snapping his fingers. He's at least TRYING, which is better than what any other president has tried to do. And if he's done this much so soon, I'm looking forward to what all else he can do. Just quit dissing him when you don't even know him or what he might be capable of. Just go smoke another bowl and chill the fuck out. You can start your complaining if he does something stupid. But so far he's doing great. He has a lot on his plate right now. I just wish it were legal! It's soooo much safer than alcohol and tobacco both. It would result in less people jailed for dumbass shit and les violence in general. And it would save the economy. There are so many jobs out there that have to do with hemp products as well as research on effects, uses, etc on pot. The list goes on and on. But it IS the answer. I just can't wait til everyone begins to realize it.

the daily stoner =D

Feb 5 2009, 5:56 pm

i agree with the guy under me. the goverment is spendind money to stop drugs which is pointless because people are still doing all types of drugs. medicinal marijuana should be legal all over the U.S. they should put a tax on it and an age limit. everyone around the world tokes it. you know how much money will come into the country with so many people buying marijuana

they should legalize crack too

Feb 5 2009, 5:54 pm

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

umm

Feb 5 2009, 5:49 pm

re below, and if their state doesn't allow it, whats the problem too?

fuckthisshit

Feb 5 2009, 5:30 pm

the entire "war on drugs" is ridiculous, all we're doing is spending mass amounts of money for nothing. people are still going to do drugs no matter what, just let them do it, there would be less problems in the world.
the DEA taking medical marijuana away is fucking stupid, if their state allows it, then whats the problem? these people obviously need it or else they wouldnt be allowed to smoke it.
I think that weed should just be legal, theres no use in keeping it illegal anymore, its not like fucking crack. they could put an age limit on it like tobacco and tax it and shit, people would still grow it, but fuck it.

lou

Feb 5 2009, 5:30 pm

they should be going after the drunks killig inocent people get rid of alchol ok

rane_one

Feb 5 2009, 5:01 pm

legalize it, tax it, put an age limit on it and pretty soon economic troubles will go away because of money flow and ummm.. taxes >.< that's money 4 the govt.

smoke pot.

dj. rane

ganja girl.

Feb 5 2009, 4:26 pm

the dea is practically a joke. they are taking away medical marijuana from people,its like taking away kemo from someone with cancer. its pretty much bullshit, and they should just legalize pot.

-ganja girl.

ps. poke smot.

Mass Cop

Feb 5 2009, 4:06 pm

Hey Fred, I'm busy in the corner beatin' off. I'm too depressed to say anything stupid. It's a sad day in Mudville today.

umm

Feb 5 2009, 4:05 pm

As the pilot of the usa's ship, obamaess should pull us out of the nose dive we are in, but no, he would rather let the plane crash with his hands off appoach. This is NOT leadership. This is lazyness. To allow such abuse to continue is not leadership. He doesn't know what its like in the prison system. He doesn't know what prison rape is like. He doesn't know what its like to be body searched, and worrying about being stabbed. He would rather let the abuse continue. He will go down as another wannabe president who failed his people. For that, I welcome the worst depression God can muster.

DSMITH

Feb 5 2009, 4:02 pm

legalize it de-crimanalize it!
fuck the DEA taking away meds for people who need it like cancer patients? thats obsurd! they have been perscribing harmeful, addicting pills to people for hunderds of years!

but marijuana is not addictive! and the least harmful drug out there, we all know tabacco has been killing people in this country for yearsss!

name one person that has ever died from marijuana, dont worry ill wait...

with obama in the house now is the time to fight harder than ever to legalize!!!!!!

Baltimore Fred

Feb 5 2009, 3:57 pm

Where's that goof Mass Cop? I guess he couldn't think of anything stupid enough to say so he's probally in the corner beating on something that won't fight back (unlike reefer smokers). Now for the rest of "you people" that gave Obama a raft of shit when this crap came down that it was politricks as usual. Remember now, he said he would stop the raids, he didn't say he would legalize. He's been in office for 3 weeks, there is a bunch of shit going down in the world / US. So far so good. This is a boat load more than any other past President has done for reefer smokers. Rome wasn't built in a day.

Stoner in Pittsburgh

Feb 5 2009, 3:53 pm

armed robbery..?

very kind bud

Feb 5 2009, 3:43 pm

legalize it, tax it, no more recession

Rev. Steve Jones

Feb 5 2009, 3:37 pm

If California would declare SOVEREIGNTY like the other 10 states have done, they wouldn't have this problem. The "feds" would have no authority in the state if state soveriegnty was declaired. More states need to declair sovereignty to show they are sick of the "feds" shating all over the states constitution. Maybe if enough states would declair SOVEREIGNTY the federal government may wake up and realize that American's are sick of the federal nazi's controling everything we do 24 hours a day. If we don't stand up now they are going to start telling us how to wipe our asses and start jailing us for being a "wadder" and not a "folder".

The real yoda

Feb 5 2009, 3:30 pm

Use the force on your bitch ass I will yoda.

dopyWAstate

Feb 5 2009, 3:24 pm

it would be so simple to just let the people who need this medical marajuana be I mean come on we r in such debt in the usa that if obama would pull his head out of his ass he would be name the president that corrected the debt we have. like legalize it and make people who want to grow and sell to health food stores have a licenses and have a yearly tax on that licenses and if you dont pay then you dont get the freedom to grow simple as that think of the money the government would make each year but oh no lets make it worse and keep busting people that truly need it i have ADD/ADHD and sever migrains i cant afford to go out and buy what i need let alone want to get put in jail for buying it so come on obama get off ur ass and uphold your words and do what you say !!!!!!!

Nigtmove

Feb 5 2009, 3:12 pm

Sucking up that O.T. while the getting is good.

Soon overtime will be a little harder to get.

umm

Feb 5 2009, 3:04 pm

I think hightimes needs to do more on barry cooper who was one of the best dea agents out there who saw the error in his ways and switched sides. Youtube him kopbusters etc. He is a hero for his efforts.

S!PP

Feb 5 2009, 3:02 pm

Lmao, props to OpiUm.

S1PP

Feb 5 2009, 3:00 pm

Thanks Hightimes for reviewing medical marijuana news concerning the Obama Administration. Can you guys keep up even more with tht kinda news. Im pretty interested in knowing all that i can about Obama concerning marijuana. But he can try n stop the DEA raids but the fuck!n DEA thinks their so damn important, so they'll still try n fight off Obamas plans and hopefully honest truth to stop the raids but oh well. I hate the DEA!!!
ONE LOVE, peace.

umm

Feb 5 2009, 2:59 pm

"hands off aproach" tells me obama isn't for all the people. What an ass. Some leader he, no she is.

umm

Feb 5 2009, 2:52 pm

I'm tired of seeing presidents say that "they smoked marijuana" in "states that were illegal", yet they go unpunished. Why is it that obama thinks he has the right to go unpunished for his marijuana use? And yet he thinks others now SHOULD be punished for the same. Whats good for the goose...Stop this senseless WAR on us you bafoons!

kinder

Feb 5 2009, 2:47 pm

Good things,are worth waiting for.

OpiUm

Feb 5 2009, 2:45 pm

Fuck that bitch who wuldnt give explainations for the raids. It wasjust a quick easy payday and we all know this. All republicans want to do is make money and fuck the people over. They can all go to hell. Hooray for High Times!! woop woop!

umm

Feb 5 2009, 2:42 pm

Great news, but what of the rest of us in states that choose to abuse its citizens and make criminals out of them? Are we to be in prison next?

Jon Miller

Feb 5 2009, 2:13 pm

Legalize not legal lies. Much love high times from one impatient patient. Wrap your brain round that.

Anon

Feb 5 2009, 2:09 pm

I agree that taking certain electronics is flat out robbery. I just wanted to point out, though, that they took the computer probably because it has electronic patient files and information about the organization. The money probably because it was earned on an "illegal federal basis". But the TV? Come on. And isn't it illegal to steal patient files?

Dj MuTeL8r

Feb 5 2009, 2:03 pm

when the fuck is he gonna legalize it?

taz

Feb 5 2009, 2:03 pm

its totally obvious that the war on drugs (cannabis) was never on the drug itself but rather a convenient way of giving the control of this therapeut to the ones in the government who wish to profit from it. EXCUSE ME, but after you confiscate cannabis how exactly do you plan to get rid of it? Bury it? BURN it? Or re-sell it? hmmm somebody's lining their pockets at the expense of the sick and weak, nothing new, nothing new.

yoda

Feb 5 2009, 2:01 pm

animal i wanna fuck you like

Krystal

Feb 5 2009, 2:01 pm

Wow, that's incredible that the country can overpower the laws of a state. I really don't understand how that's going on. Doesn't make too much sense huh?

Dylan br00tal

Feb 5 2009, 1:49 pm

this is fucked up.

anonymous

Feb 5 2009, 1:45 pm

i think its complete bullshit, the dea can just rob MEDICAL marijuana from people, especailly from people who have cancer its kinda outrageous acutally, i think thats the least a cancer sufferer should be to do is smoke some weed... it honestly sickens me to see finally how courput our goverment is... i always knew they were shady but even taking there computer and stuff like that is flat out robbery, wtf does electronics have to do with weed, i think the goverment should welcome the medical weed thing especailly at times like this they should have the common sense to realize they make a profit from a plant, that has to be one of the easiest ways to make money, to grow a fucking plant and sell it.... i welcome obama.. he is pimping at its finest.

Jacob Gonzo

Feb 5 2009, 1:42 pm

thats FUCKED up. all i gota say... and agreed. we do need change.

Feb 5 2009, 1:32 pm

goverment robs the public again its time for change

jake.az4norml

Feb 5 2009, 1:30 pm

so basically, i can put on a dea jacket and wield a gun around a dispensary and take everything. Who would know the difference if no one is arrested? Stop this now!

Texas Toker

Feb 5 2009, 1:28 pm

Wow thats even a new low for our government. That was exactly what sean said it was, a robbery at gunpoint by people with permission to do so. I hope those fascists really feel good about themselves, because the people at the dispencery really arent the ones who got it bad, the patients of that dispencery are the ones who'll have to suffer because johnny law has to go against the constitution and fuck with state medical laws. Most people think that we're the scumbags, take a look at our dea agents, their the scum of the earth, they dont care how many lives they ruin all they care about is that fat goverment paycheck, and the power that comes with it, those people make me sick to my stomach. Fuck it, no more right? I hope those pigs had their fun while it lasted, hope yall smokers without those weed passes are ready cuz now that they cant raid dispenceries anymore they're gonna come full force on those who dont have state medical marijuana laws.

james

Feb 5 2009, 1:25 pm

seems to like the DEA is acting out one final lash of drugs and anything they can get their hands on cuz they know the end is near on this "war on drugs", its the real crime here. come on theyre using physical force to take our state leagal products! theres no justification for that.

Dave Ambrose

Feb 5 2009, 1:24 pm

Please, President Obama, help our sick nation. I smoke pot, not for medical reasons, but I still see the use in marijuana for the sick. Help our dying brothers on the west coast!

-Dave
Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

bmizzle420

Feb 5 2009, 1:21 pm

legalizing marijuana could help our economy in ways the government doesn't want to think about, instead of spending money to raid people why not tax it?

tosh marley

Feb 5 2009, 1:12 pm

stop attacing herb smoking anyway 420

Sean

Feb 5 2009, 1:00 pm

Sounds like the DEA just robbed the store, if I didn't know any better the shop just got robbed at gun point.

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