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Obama Addresses Legalizing Marijuana During Town Hall Meeting

Thu, Mar 26, 2009 5:47 pm

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With the economy crumbling, the argument to legalize and tax the nation’s number one cash crop is more popular than ever. Unfortunately, during the first online White House town hall meeting, President Obama addressed the issue by flatly stating, “No, I don’t think that [legalizing marijuana] is a good strategy to grow our economy.” He did, however, admit that the question of pot’s potential effect on the economy was one of the most commonly asked in the online forum.

Further coverage:

Taking the Pro-Pot Position

Danny Danko's "Shame On You President Obama"

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umm

May 29 2009, 1:53 pm

And finally, if you'd learn to read a post, you would see I didn't accuse you of shit. Dumass.

umm

May 29 2009, 1:42 pm

HU210,

I'm still awaiting an apology for your rude comments to me.
You seem rather knowledgeable. How could you not understand what I wrote? I'm assuming you can not comprehend my intelligent banter, so I'll just let it go.
One thing though. To error is human. To try and fail is better than to not try at all. Hell. With your caustic tongue, its a wonder anyone will converse with you at all.
♥

SmokeytheBear

May 23 2009, 7:29 pm

A great man in american history once said,"Make the most of the hemp seed, sow it everywhere!" Who said that you ask, George Washington, the first president of the United States. Passing a legalization bill for Marijuana will do more for our country than congressmen think. 1 acer of hemp will produce as much paper as 4 acers of trees will, thus letting us save the forests. Think of how many "Coffee" shops will open with this legalization, we would have soooooooooo many people coming to America, where Marijuana will be LEGAL! All the money from tourists that come here will be unfathemable! But then again what do I know I'm just a Bear.

rickey

May 5 2009, 10:29 am

Why are they all laughing what is so funny about a sulution to alot of problems, i dont see what is so funny

HU210

May 3 2009, 10:22 am

@umm
First. What did you think that you were explaining? Looks like stoned rambling to me. Just admit that you were wrong.

You are not above making veiled accusations on this particular thread. See: your response to Thought. Inferring that thought was DEA.
As well as the veiled accusation in your post to me.

Again. What Right are you going to claim was violated?

Worth noting. The Cannabis Church case is currently before the US Supremes.

Take a look at a case of someone who is actually suing the government.(And will win. My prediction)

CARL OLSEN for SUPREME COURT !!!

CannabisChurch.net

brwntwn

Apr 28 2009, 9:05 am

Did anyone else notice how condescending he sounded towards the people who asked that question, like he was chastising small children? Are we small children?

umm

Apr 25 2009, 1:37 pm

HU210,

It was not my intention to make it look like you wrote that. I was just showing YOU how the government would lie in court. Not you. I know you are not a prohibitionist. Somehow, I guess I didn't make that clear...
♥

umm

Apr 25 2009, 1:22 pm

Thanks HU210, I wikied it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_Clause

I now wish I had an interest in history in school.

HU210

Apr 25 2009, 12:07 pm

@ umm
SEE: Commerse Clause

This is where the problem lies. If they can tax it they can regulate it.

And they have.

HU210

Apr 25 2009, 11:56 am

RE:umm

Apr 19 2009, 12:45 am

HU210

Apr 25 2009, 11:01 am

HU210

Mar 30 2009, 4:55 pm
Yo umm
Take a look at Carl Olsens 3 cases. 1 state medical, 1 federal medical and one religious. The religion is set to go in front of the US Supremes I think. I've been to busy to keep up to date as I should.
http://www.iowamedicalmarijuana.org/petitions/iowa.aspx
____________________________________________________________

But my point is. Look how much work and years it takes to persue such an action.
Just to learn that the Cops that you have to sue for locking you up. (Cant "just sue the government" got to have a defendant.) Were"acting in good faith" and within the bounds of the law as written and ruled upon at the time of your incarceration. Summary Judgement anyone?

Not as easy as they try and make it sound.

Beware of nerve gas

You better check your credibility UMM. Takes a lifetime to build a good reputation and only a mineute to destroy it.
Yours is wrecked UMM

HU210

Apr 25 2009, 10:34 am

@umm

Also asshole. The Quotation marks start at "acting..., Not at "Were" as you state it. You clueless fucking less than asswipe motherfucker!!!

Spurious and specious. Definately accurate discriptions of this parasite posting as umm.

HU210

Apr 25 2009, 10:25 am

Also,see Gaskin.(State of Tennessee vs. Steven Gaskin et al., Lewis County Crimminal Court, Lewis Counyt Tenn.#3948, Nov 11, 1971) A 9th Amendment case no less. One of the few.

HU210

Apr 25 2009, 10:17 am

Yes umm, I do recall.

You are all fucked up in your point however. Suprise!
Plus you'er attempting to cast my words out of context.

The issue was suing uncle sam AFTER weed be legalized. You were spreading some dude named Moyer's propaganda. As reasoning as to why "they will never legalize weed". Because millions of people will sue the government.

You were soundly spanked then. Back for more.

I merely presented the argument that would be used to defend the cop. And have your case dismissed at Summary Judgement. 1) that the cop was enforcing the law that was on the books and ruled upon by the courts at the time of the/your arrest.
Further, the situation would have been remedied by the legalization. Making the case look even more specious and spurious to the eyes of the court.
Remember got to have a respondent.

I just pointed out that your claim is and was folly.

In otherwords, Ya better know what they are gonna argue against ya and be prepared. Prepared to lose that is. You are not. But go ahead file your case after legalization. See where ya get.

Now you come and attempt to cast me as if I were in support of prohibition. Scantless sneaky snake you are.

Rory

Apr 24 2009, 7:11 am

Ok, anyone else notice that Obama did not sound sincere when he said that? I think he agrees but needs to grow a set. I mean the numbers don't lie..... I used to sell weed, I pushed about a pound of middies a month within my circle of friends, not bragging but please keep this in mind while questioning where I'm getting these numbers from....... Its pretty common knowledge that about half the U.S. population smokes bud. Thats roughly 165 million people. I think its safe to say that half of those people spend about $25 a week on it, and the other half about $50. 82.5 million x 25= 2,062,500,000__ 82.5 million x 50= 4,125,000,000__ 2,062,500,000 + 4,125,000,000= 6,187,500,000__ 6,187,500,000 x 52(weeks in a year) = 3.2175e+11... I don't know what that means, my calculator won't go up that high in a straight number but its roughly 322 billion.

I understand some people spend a little less and some people spend a little, but I think thats a pretty good estimate. Thats also not including all the people 25 years and older that stopped smoking weed because they don't wanna get in trouble, I bet if its legal, a lot more people will start up again.

Anyone ever been to Amsterdam? I have. There was shit on the menu for 70 euros a gram.. 70 a gram!!! That 322 billion is based on middies. If its legal, that number will go way up. Theres plenty of people in America who have the money for that good shit.

Also, every single town in America has at least one bar. Please, tell me if I'm wrong. Imagine if the amount of weed bars was just half of that. I know I'd open one up.

If our government grew it and supplied all the weed bars, they'd make a killing on it. The hustle AND the sales tax. Shit.. with all factories closing down, fill'em with weed, all those people that lost there jobs will be alright. We all know weed grows better inside then it does outside. That also means less people on unemployment and welfare. They'll have to change Detroit's nickname from the motor city to the green city. It also eliminates the need for medical weed, offer the sick and the elderly a discount card. Done and done.

I would love to debate Obama on this.

Tell me I'm wrong, I fuckin dare you.

If any of you skate.. check out HBS skateboards... myspace/smokehbs ... small time right now, nothing really on there, but I've got big plans.

Peace.

Dakota.

Apr 24 2009, 12:04 am

FUCK Obama. Oh wow, he's a good talker, actually help this country you ignorant fuck.
And to whoever put drink beer instead of weed, FUCK you, ya fucking swine.
One Love.:)

Ima' High

Apr 23 2009, 9:04 pm

Buzz kill..

anonymous

Apr 23 2009, 8:28 pm

drink beer fuck weed

stoney republican

Apr 20 2009, 8:35 am

Who is supprised?! You wanted change. You got a new guy, who surrounded himself with the same old talking heads. And again the guy with the most cash wins.

AREIAL

Apr 19 2009, 10:44 pm

DICK GREGORY SAYS THAT REAGAN SPELLED BACKWARDS IS N__GER.

umm

Apr 19 2009, 12:45 am

HU210,

After going through old stuff, I don't know if you realize it, but maybe you stumbled on to something without even realizing it, or I don't know maybe you do, but when you wrote this:

"Were"acting in good faith" and within the bounds of the law as written and ruled upon at the time of your incarceration. Summary Judgement anyone?"

Lets just look at this in more detail, and you can see where I'm suggesting we go with that particular sentence anyway. It isn't good faith to wrongfully imprison innocent people. And as far as any legality in the first place, the subject of prohibition goes against the very principals of our beloved constitution, so the legality of prohibition deems our constitution illegal. That is what is the problem here. Its ilegal to have our freedom to choose our medicine. Our Doctors can not even decide legaly. Legaly, it is illegal to prohibit Marijuana or any Marijuana byproducts, as doing so violates a persons right to the persuit of happiness for one thing.
So to sum it all up, it is unlawfull to go against the constitution is it not? Shouldn't the Constitution override prohibition laws in the fisrt place? Of course. Any judge who holds our sacred Constitution Supreme, will uphold it, which will give everyone back they're freedom.

umm

Apr 19 2009, 12:21 am

Oh Urgent, Don't be so dramatic. Gee whiz.......ah yes! 7 dot! oops. I'm being dramatic. hmm.

Don't forget

Apr 18 2009, 8:21 pm

To tune in to The Dr. Demento Show for your listening entertainment this fine week-end. We all can use a good laugh, and the Doc needs the sponsors, so if your community would like to hear the Dr. in your area, call your local staion and request it.

just

Apr 18 2009, 8:18 pm

Legalize all Narco Trade worldwide.

End of all war.

Mandy

Apr 18 2009, 4:12 pm

this IS the time to GO GREEN

URGENT

Apr 15 2009, 9:47 pm

"News:It has been assesed, that persons who have recently died, have been returning to life, and commiting acts of murder. Widespread investigations of reports from funeral homes, morgues, and hospitals have concluded that the unburied dead are coming back to life, seeking human victims. Hard for us here to believe what we're reporting to you but it does seem to be a fact."

dajone

Apr 15 2009, 2:15 pm

If there was a magical device, that made you forget about all of your problems, and think of the problems of others.Will making you fell good about yourself, and giving some kind of peace inside.may not be magical ben hear for a while.GOOD GOOD GREEN!

j spot

Apr 14 2009, 4:38 pm

should had never voted for your bitch ass

stephen

Apr 14 2009, 4:32 pm

i disagree with obama i feel that it should be legalized because everyone knows about the billions of dollars spent on it well if it was a ligit business all that money could be spent on bettering our schools, libraries, churches, hospitols ect. and it would most deff. create more job oppertunities for everyone. Even though our president fails to explain why it is a " bad strategy" like we have any better options. it has been decriminalized in mass where im from, and is legaly allowed to be sold in cali. and is used for medical reasons ( which i belive pot is more safer than being pumped with gallons of morphine). the use of pot is no different than drinking a beer. its all about responsability. for years now we have proved the posative effects and uses for the marijuana plant. i dont know what the problem is honestly noone has ever died or overdossed on pot if anyone has any evidence of otherwise please let me know.

actually

Apr 13 2009, 12:27 pm

They do as they wilt. So is the whole of they're law = Bad Magic

While only if we don't hurt others do we do as we will = Good Magic

Obama sucks.

Apr 13 2009, 12:23 pm

Obama definitely smokes pot. He's just too much of a vagina to try to legalize it because he fears he will lose lots of followers. He needs to grow a pair and just do it.

uhh

Apr 13 2009, 12:30 am

widit,

They do as they wilt. So is the whole of they're law.

While only if we don't hurt others do we do as we will.

widit

Apr 12 2009, 10:05 pm

LIES LIES LIES the great deciever, comes as a wolf in sheeps clothes. Saying great things (lies) then doing others.
LIAr Liar, LIAR... He lies, as he is setting up his house with all his world banker, owner buddies, under the NWO. PUPPET, puppet, puppet, people are wakeing up to all of the mainstream BS...
Look up truth for yourself, turn off your tv. read up on some facts, and history, and youll see a carbon copy repeat of history.
Get local, get connected, get READY!!! the time is near, they are makeing their lists, make your prep's.
May Jesus bless you all in peace.

umm

Apr 11 2009, 10:06 am

I just heard this:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state officials agreed on Friday to relax harsh 1970s drug laws that required prison sentences...

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52Q5XM20090327

umm

Apr 11 2009, 8:44 am

Someone said weed is not just the number one issue, but that it's the only issue. I wholeheartedly agree. While it should be the #1 priority it isn't number one, maybe not number one when you don't have a medical problem that it helps with.
You'd be letting alot of important shit slide if you let people suffer in the nursing homes, and everywhere else, and in prison.
We shouldn't even be voting on our rights to freedom of choice. We should all be free. This IS the number one issue. Restoring our constitutional rights, and imprisoning those who wronged us. That's the only issue ya should focus on as a president. That and ending all wars. It is not the presidents job to go around and pick fights with our neighbors. If ya voted for someone only for their pot position regardless of their other plans, e.g. voting for paul. That would leave us completely war free, and happy and out of national debp, and all would be ok with the world. But no. YOu prohibitionists leave us all fucked exept for pot states that have pot laws protecting medical pot.
Legalize today mr president. Invoke your executive orders, and veto powers. Say no to prohibition! Prohibition alone is responsible for all wars in the first place. The narco trade has dc up in arms.

umm

Apr 11 2009, 8:39 am

The wall street thieves should return our money to our country too.

boom biddy

Apr 11 2009, 1:17 am

if anyone thinks we shouldnt leagalize bud just because it might put some dealers out of biz, then them damn dealers need to get a real job, and those who have one but sell on the side need to just work another job.

hmm

Apr 10 2009, 2:27 pm

President thinks freedom is amusing.

Good thing I preside over my own good thoughts.

Smoke another winston president. Maybe two. Emphazema however you spell it might shut him up.

Apr 9 2009, 2:55 am

dam i think obama needs to look at the brighter side of the joint.i aint never seen nobody overdose on pot.when you get high you dont do shit like you do when you get drunk.when you get drunk you do dum shit like fightin and beatin on your kidsyou dunt do shit like that when your high.so whats the big dill with the shit.

DazedandConfused

Apr 6 2009, 5:02 pm

President Obama needs to be informed about another plant that should be illegal. CORN. Corn? YES CORN!!! Corn is used to conceal cultivation of Cannabis all across the Midwestern United States. It is made into taco shells and nacho chips which is used to sustain the lives of Cartel members. Corn is also refined into fuel that could be used by the Cartel to transport drugs,weapons and soldiers. Alcohol beverages,textiles,plastics,rope and medicine can be made using components of the corn plant that would probably be used by evil criminals of the world. There is also a serious health risk that poses a threat to our society. A recklessly thrown ear of corn could put someones eye out! I believe that the corn farmers of America be tried in a court of law, convicted of terrorism and sentenced to life in prison. Any person who has possession of more than 28 cans of corn in their home should be arrested for the intent to sell and receive at least a year in jail. JUST SAY NO TO CORN!!! Does all of this sound silly? So does making a weed illegal. Cannabis was put on Earth by its creator for people to use for the benefit of humanity. How can our government ignore the numerous valuable properties of this "Miracle Plant"?

Dade County'z Most Wanted

Apr 6 2009, 4:13 pm

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mango is best

Apr 6 2009, 12:54 am

man this just makes me real sad and depressed wats so wrong with it it would help the economy there just scared cuz if they make it legal we will grow it and use it to make clothes and other things weed can be used for so much even more than just smoking so there being little bitches its all about money ass holes

ganja farmer

Apr 4 2009, 10:06 am

i knew he was an idiot just like the all the other ones b4 him grown then selln makes mad dough if uve ever done it u no wat i mean

umm

Apr 4 2009, 1:04 am

Wow.

I just went here :http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/will-obama-cave.html

cause a poster below pointed it out. It seems we are known to the prohibitionists as trolls. Trolls. I'm not even gonna look it up. But I think it means a pest.

Wow.

I give up...............for now anyway.
Time for coast to coast am :)

♥

530myke215

Apr 3 2009, 12:43 am

glad i didnt vote for any of the troglodytes. THIS proves hes just another suit. black, white, kenyan, who cares. HE IS A SUIT!!!!

Obama's 2 Faced

Apr 2 2009, 8:04 pm

and to think i voted for this idiot

theroosta2008

Apr 2 2009, 5:25 pm

This government is a fuckin joke, and obama isnt going to do shit to fix it!! Go buy cigarettes and alcohol and maybe you can kill somebody while your a drunk driver or catch cancer since cigarettes kill over 400,000 people a year!! God gave all seed bearing plants to man! Pot is god's gift to mankind but fuckin idiots who run this fucked up country are to fucking ignorant to just leave us pot smokers alone and would rather lock us up and make money off of us good people who don't harm anyone and just want to smoke our weed to relax! We don't want cancer or drunk drivers but thats all good according to the government!! So Obama If you want to help the American people then quit being like the rest of the idiot politicians and LEGALIZE MARIJUANA!!

umm

Apr 2 2009, 9:21 am

I don't care what the YELLOW man said.

HU210

Apr 1 2009, 12:47 pm

This weeks post card Theme.

The 5 F's of cannabis legalization:

New or expanded industry in

Pharma,Food,Fibre,Fuel and FUN!!
Learn it before ya say something stupid about weed again, Mr. President.

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

Apr 1 2009, 8:16 am

Just another lying politician who has sold out to the big MONEY

HU210

Mar 31 2009, 9:37 pm

Give me change we can engage in

http://www.marijuanalobby.org

HU210

Mar 31 2009, 9:24 pm

Legal Remedy wiki
Yawn

Have fun filing or paying to file all of that. Let me know how you are doing 3-5 years from now.

John Galt

Mar 31 2009, 3:48 pm

Here is the URL for the increasingly-popular video entitled "The Obama Deception." It is a link to the full-length YouTube video:

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

Legal Remedy wiki

Mar 31 2009, 2:55 pm

A legal remedy (also judicial relief) is the means with which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes some other court order to impose its will. In Commonwealth common law jurisdictions and related jurisdictions (e.g. the United States), the law of remedies distinguishes between a legal remedy (e.g. a specific amount of monetary damages) and an equitable remedy (e.g. injunctive relief or specific performance). Another type of remedy is declaratory relief, where a court determines the rights of the parties to an action without awarding damages or ordering equitable relief.

HU210

Mar 31 2009, 2:10 pm

Not to mention a raid on a clinic on the 26 of March. In one of those MMJ states.

umm

Mar 31 2009, 1:32 pm

He said he is not going to presecute folks who really need it.
Ok. yeah. There are those in those 13 states that can't get a med card, so yeah ok I take back that comment.

HU210

Mar 31 2009, 1:08 pm

What did Obama make right in 13 states umm?

umm

Mar 31 2009, 11:35 am

He does seem to act too much like a republican. Too conservative, and carefull, too scared. Some are starting to call his scared self a sissy. "the actual word they use though starts with a p"

umm

Mar 31 2009, 11:18 am

I just half way respect him. He made things right for what 13 states, then he refuses to help people in need in states that imprison us. How can I respect him for that.

Seems he doesn't care about all the people. Just the ones that won't hurt his image.

SunflowerPipes

Mar 30 2009, 11:06 pm

I respect Obama he is a talented politician, President Obama seems to posse’s insightful, reasonable judgment on many issues, although in the case of marijuana prohibition laws I find Obama’s choice to answer with mocking humor to be lacking. Smoking marijuana is an easy thing to laugh about, it seems there is something about being stoned that brings a smile to people’s faces, however marijuana prohibition is not a joke. We should not be making jokes as millions of Americans are arrested for being caught on the wrong side of moral politicking, we should not laugh as we spend over 30 billion dollars a year going after Americans for smoking weed, we should not giggle and poke fun as we watch billions of dollars in tax revenue slip through our fingers each year, and should we not be jolly as thousands of people are murdered by cartels profiting from America’s moral hypocrisy. I believe there are profound latent consequences in prohibition that are not even factored in to our assessments of the effects of illegality, such as how we view the rule of law and the role of law enforcement in the community, the divisiveness between users and non users, the stigma of mental shock of incarceration. I say pot prohibition is no joke it has real costs paid for in real lives. Freedom is achieved in a country by placing responsibility in the hands of the citizen and not by the state legally enforcing morality.
SunflowerPipes.com

HU210

Mar 30 2009, 10:02 pm

That is the remedy being sought. That is the church opinion for sure. Got to convince the courts to clairify it. In the mid 90's the court held that it was permissable for Obeas and animists (spelling) to lop off the heads of small creatures and drink / use the blood as a sacrament.
I would hope that the court will see fit to provide equal protection and oppritunity under the law for the cannabis churches.

When ya start reading the cases you begin to see at what lengths the government will stoop to to continue their usurpations.

umm

Mar 30 2009, 9:07 pm

HU210,
The paragraph on the web site I just check said in part:

http://www.cannabischurches.net/
Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita The United States Supreme Court recognized the drug laws must provide exceptions for religious use under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. � 2000bb et seq.
So isn't it therefore legal if one uses it for religious reasons?

umm to HU210

Mar 30 2009, 8:55 pm

Thanks, I'll look into it.
♥

HU210

Mar 30 2009, 8:48 pm

Forget it umm. Learn from those who are doing.

cannabischurches.org

Declaration of Rights for Sacramental Cannabis based on Gonzales v. O Centro
Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal, 546 U.S. 418 (2006) ("UDV"), and RFRA,
42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., as amended by RLUIPA, 42 U.S.C. 2000cc et seq.

umm

Mar 30 2009, 7:50 pm

ok, well, if the idea won't work, how do we go about erasing my posted messages on the subject?

sysop?

HU210

Mar 30 2009, 4:55 pm

Yo umm
Take a look at Carl Olsens 3 cases. 1 state medical, 1 federal medical and one religious. The religion is set to go in front of the US Supremes I think. I've been to busy to keep up to date as I should.
http://www.iowamedicalmarijuana.org/petitions/iowa.aspx
____________________________________________________________

But my point is. Look how much work and years it takes to persue such an action.
Just to learn that the Cops that you have to sue for locking you up. (Cant "just sue the government" got to have a defendant.) Were"acting in good faith" and within the bounds of the law as written and ruled upon at the time of your incarceration. Summary Judgement anyone?

Not as easy as they try and make it sound.

Beware of nerve gas

umm to hu

Mar 30 2009, 3:56 pm

I'm no lawyer. I don't know nor do want to know about law, but I feel we all must learn ways in which to win freedom. Evedn if we have to learn something about law. I do hope that Mr boyers ideas are not just wives tales, and propaganda. I'm sure he is on our side, even though he resides in BC Canada.

HU210

Mar 30 2009, 3:17 pm

Yo umm
I just thought that "Thought" made a valid point countering the propaganda put forth in the reperations post.

Putting the evidence on the table. Understanding how such propaganda can take on a life and ledgend of its own. And discourage people from working towards legalization because they fall for a chimeric wivestale.
Rather than do their own research to establish the verasity of such claims. They just spread them like wild fire. Thus consuming the fuel and causing a clilling effect on the fire we need to drive this legalization wagon.

Talk about possible DEA tricks. Take another look.

Ruderalis

Mar 30 2009, 2:55 pm

We are angry and they are scared thats why they try to get us all pitted against each other. Our common goal and our life choice is what binds us far beyond any political views or theories. Lets focus on our goal. Marijuana in not a drug but a way of life. We are the new minority and we deserve rights. Take lessons from all the other social movements we have had in the past. Our mental state preference should be considered in to our social rights just as peoples sexual or religious preference. We are no different.

umm

Mar 30 2009, 2:05 pm

ok, ya got me

i just don't see why the negativitiy

gotta go will be back ltr

HU210

Mar 30 2009, 1:55 pm

umm

Mar 30 2009, 10:55 am
I'm wondering if thoughtless below is dea

Looks like a tacit accusation to me. Conjecture?
______________________________________________

What Right?

Case citations?

umm

Mar 30 2009, 1:19 pm

ok, how do you see "unfounded accusations" coming from the words below?

umm

Mar 30 2009, 1:12 pm

Tired, I agree. When I was in Oregon last year for around 3 months, I was VERY pleased to see advertisments on Medical Marijuana in the free magazines at grocery stores. I don't recall seeing any tv commercials but I usualy scanned the channels when ever a commercial came on anyway so I really don't know, but maybe Oregon does tv ads on med pot too. If not, then yes, they should. The more coverage by all the better.

umm

Mar 30 2009, 1:08 pm

How about the violation of our beloved Constitution for one thing. If a person is imorisoned, then they should have a case I would think.

tired

Mar 30 2009, 1:07 pm

look people i know alot of us will always b all talk and no action and in most cases that is fine. as long as you do what you can to get the word out there to the right people with conections to make a difference. everyone has to play there roll no matter how small. i really think that tv ads and magazine articles would help so much. tobacco and beer companies pay to have ads bashing marijuana to keep there pockets full and there stomaches full. well its time to share the welth and stop letting the govt and big business run our lives. idk about you but if i see a doctor saying i should smoke weed to help depression or nausea or any other symptem. and i see that same day a commercial saying dont do that its so bad for you im pretty sure i will do what a doctor says not some guy who sells smokes and beer which kill alot of people every year

HU210

Mar 30 2009, 12:59 pm

Yawn, thanks for the remedial legal lesson.

Though rather un-tactfully, thought makes a valid point.

What Right are you going to claim was violated in this claim?
There are several examples of civil rights violations given by, thought.

Any reperations paid? It would sure advance the claims that you claim will be filed. Provided the case survives summary judgement, and then wins at trial.

Once again umm. I held you in higher esteem. Rather than provide any thing constructive. You slither under the bar of unfounded accusations. Wow bad day?

HU210

Mar 30 2009, 12:43 pm

President Obama is just in denial. With our continued intervention we can get him on the road to recovery.

Just got to get him down to Step # 10. Have the government hes running take an an honest invetory of their irrational and destructive behavior's. Then promptly admit that they are wrong.

See how that treatment crap can cut both ways.
Drug Courts=Star Chambers

Veddddy Interesting

Mar 30 2009, 11:40 am

Cash donations to NORML and MPP are up over 400% since he laughed.

Intervention

Mar 30 2009, 11:16 am

In law, intervention is a procedure to allow nonparties to join ongoing litigation, either as a matter of right or at the discretion of the court, without the permission of the original litigants. The basic rationale for intervention is that a judgment in a particular case may affect the rights of nonparties, who ideally should have the right to be heard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervener

class action suit

Mar 30 2009, 11:14 am

Class action

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Class action suit)
In law, a class action or a representative action is a form of lawsuit where a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominately a US phenomenon, at least the US variant of it. However, in several European countries with civil law (as opposed to the English common law principle, which is used by US courts), changes have in recent years been made that allow consumer organizations to bring claims on behalf of large groups of consumers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_action_suit

injunction

Mar 30 2009, 11:11 am

Injunction
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It has been suggested that Restraining order be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)
Look up injunction in
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An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order, whereby a party is required to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts. The party that fails to adhere to the injunction faces civil or criminal penalties and may have to pay damages or accept sanctions for failing to follow the court's order. In some cases, breaches of injunctions are considered serious criminal offences that merit arrest and possible prison sentences.Contents
1 Basis of injunctions
2 Temporary restraints
3 Apprehended Violence Order
4 Rationale behind injunctions
5 Injunctions in U.S. labor law context
6 Common reasons for restraining orders
7 See also
8 References

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Basis of injunctions
Judicial remedies

Legal remedies (Damages)
Compensatory damages
Punitive damages
Incidental damages
Consequential damages
Liquidated damages
Reliance damages
Nominal damages
Treble damages
Equitable remedies
Specific performance
Account of profits
Constructive trust
Injunction � Restitution
Rescission � Rectification
Tracing � Declaratory relief
Related issues
Adequate remedy
Election of remedies
Provisional remedy
v • d • e

At the core of injunctive relief is a recognition that monetary damages cannot solve all problems. An injunction may be permanent or it may be temporary. A preliminary injunction, or an interlocutory injunction, is a provisional remedy granted to restrain activity on a temporary basis until the court can make a final decision after trial. It is usually necessary to prove the high likelihood of success upon the merits of one's case and a likelihood of irreparable harm in the absence of a preliminary injunction before such an injunction may be granted; otherwise the party may have to wait for trial to obtain a permanent injunction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

to though

Mar 30 2009, 11:08 am

Any better suggestions?

Don't ever give up the hope of real freedom

to thought

Mar 30 2009, 11:05 am

This whole fuck & shut up attitude is police state mentality. If you don't have anything constructive to say then why say it, kunless you are an oppressor yourself dick

T3rrapin

Mar 30 2009, 11:01 am

Obama, why must you laugh at a good idea when all of yours so far have been rate shit! Lets Face it, We're Fucked.

umm

Mar 30 2009, 10:55 am

I'm wondering if thoughtless below is dea

highlife

Mar 30 2009, 7:18 am

thanks mr president for all your support and graditude...bullshit

thought

Mar 30 2009, 4:14 am

you are so full of shit with your reperations crap.
besides 40 acres and a mule what did the slaves get for reperations? how about women? Those jailed durring alcohol prohibition? Did all blacks get reperations because their right to vote wasn't garunteed until 1968?

the answer is no.

Push on Jr.

Proud Imbiber

Mar 29 2009, 11:20 pm

There are so many people who have been harmed by this law that its impossible for the legislature to change the law because it would bankrupt the government. There would be millions and millions of claims that would have to be paid.

Obama was laughing out of nervousness. The feds & obama are clearly afraid they'll be sued for compensation after legalizing. Pot can never really be legalized unless we make a consession of having a solution for reparations. Its very simple. We have to make an offer, and we can do that through an injunction. We can file that through a class action suit, or we can file it through an interveaner with the courts.
Now to address the liability issues, we can make the position that the pot industry could levy a charge on it to pay these damages.

We are at whats called a tort in law. The tort is the government has to legalize it, but they can't cause they can't afford the liability. A tort is where one idea conflicts with another and the whole marijuana issue is nothing but one giant tort, because the government can't get out of it. Its sad to say but they can't, and they can't pass a law saying we passed a law that legalizes pot, and we the government aren't paying any damages. The government can't do that. Lawfully, they can't do that. But the marijuana community "we" can make an offer to pay damages to the people who suffered in the marijuana community, and the biggest thing we can do is hire them. If a guy went to jail for growing, give him a job at a grow op when he gets out. If a guy got busted selling pot, give him a job selling pot through the clubs. That would be the best thing we could do to those who have suffered hardship is give them a job. It would be the number one reparation that you could do to everyone of the people who have suffered. Everybody that broke the law, did so because its a bad law.
Shortened and edited From marijuanamans hash plant video with the brilliant and honerable Marc Boyer...

anonymous

Mar 29 2009, 10:15 pm

It's becoming increasingly clear that the whole "hope and change" line was nothing but a sales job. He's just another arrogant, condescending politician who holds the public in contempt.

The King!!!

Mar 29 2009, 9:12 pm

Hello,

We r smoke the king BUD!!!.

It makes us feel GR8!!!

Obama is not kewl with me.

Google "The Obama Deception"

Good Bud, Clean Food, Clean Water.

All Hail Discordia!!!
23 Eris

Mr.S

Mar 29 2009, 7:24 pm

The number one question wasn't that important just that its funding terrorism, putting people in jail,and would give the people a natural medicine and the list dosent stop...and it's bad that the President of the United States say's he inhailed ilegal drugs thats a huge problem...lets thank the Pres. for showing that the war on drugs is a total failure he couldn't even tell us why it would help or worsen the economy...Legalize marijuana and lighten up the people have the right to the pursuit of happiness

anonymous

Mar 29 2009, 6:22 pm

IMHO, Obama did the right thing (he could have been less condescending). He cannot openly support legalization due to the demonetization of MJ. He will probably wait until most/all the states have legalized, then the federal will follow. Its gotta be done on the State level. It will take the people showing the feds that we want it, then they will agree with us.

umm

Mar 29 2009, 5:31 pm

re Walter L. Bradley Jr.,
Hes a sick man to laugh at the thought of keeping innocent people out of prison. A sick sick sick man. And just one of many in dc.

OBAMA MAY LIVE!

Mar 29 2009, 5:21 pm

Well, maybe he didn't want to tax Marijuana in the first place but legalize it!?!

LET's SEE it OBAMA!

end violence

Mar 29 2009, 4:34 pm

a better question that obama should have addressed would be: if we legalize marijuana will it lower the violence in america- and stop independent dealers from suckering people into buying other products. when you think about it most dealers are trying to sucker people into other drugs.So that they can make more money. if it were sold commercially it would end a lot of violence. Also it would put alcohol and tobacco out of business- something the big tobacco and alcohol companies don't want.

Walter L. Bradley Jr.

Mar 29 2009, 3:47 pm

Go Here To Ask Obama Why He Laughed

http://www.change.org/marijuanapolicyproject/actions/view/ask_obama_why

HU210

Mar 29 2009, 2:56 pm

Still a significant minority

Patrick

Mar 29 2009, 2:21 pm

we need to continue to ask the question as much as possible every time we get the opportunity until there is an open forum in the government about why it is illegal and if it should be legalized.

Anjy

Mar 29 2009, 1:52 pm

Why are they taking it as a joke? And what is Obama's reasoning for WHY?

santacruz1000

Mar 29 2009, 1:44 pm

Obama clearly stated many times during the campaign that he was against legalization. Go on YouTube and you will see. If you were mislead you are just Ill-informed.

Also it would be 37% in favor of legalization

maximillious

Mar 29 2009, 1:24 pm

HAR HAR HAR...Fucking helarious...such a funny fucking topic Eh Obama? cant even give a straight serious answer...Nope I will just do the same stupid shit I did during my campaign...laugh through every topic and make stupid fucking jokes...This is serious...YOUR THE FUCKING PRESIDENT...Really....i wonder "what this says about the online audience?!?!?Probably that they want a real fucking answer to the question they have been asking since the beginning of your stupid fucking campaign...So good job yet again Mr. Obama you have managed to make a joke of and dodge yet another serious issue posed by the American people who chose you to represent their BEST interests...You are the beginning of the end of this beautiful country...not just because of this topic alone, but all the other topics you choose to joke your way past...FUCK YOU

HU210

Mar 29 2009, 1:03 pm

http://www.viewzone.com/cognitivedissonance.html

Check it out

HU210

Mar 29 2009, 12:59 pm

Face it RP is to old now. That was his last chance at President. He will be at least 76 in 2012. But we can all still demand that our own elected servants co-sponser and sign on/ support the Bills introduced by RP while he is still in congress. Industrial hemp last year, maybe more but dont recall at moment.

There is still Kucinich on the Demoncrats side. We could push for him to challenge Obamas nomination in 2012 causing the party to come to its sences or be divided and conqured.

The few million who responded to the poll could really cause problems that the Demos dont need within the party.
They better address the problems caused by their usage of Cognitive Dissinance durring the last campaign.

The 'bigger problems' posters are part of Obamas "diffuse the anger campaign". More Cognitive dissinance. Be ANGRY, remain angry. See through the bullcrap. Do not allow them to move off of the weed issue. Write,call,email every week until they hear us. Expiain only this. No legal weed. No vote for you or anyone from your party in 2010 or 2012.
Keep it simple.

Fall Babylon

Mar 29 2009, 12:00 pm

Oh and BTW, Pot is legal, You just have to have a federal tax stamp to possess, transport and sell it. It is unconstitutional to criminalize it that is why it is set up like that. Because it is just a plant that gets you high. Plus research Hemp. The real reason pot is illegal is because hemp contends with ALL INDUSTRIES and could save the planet.

Fall Babylon

Mar 29 2009, 11:57 am

If Ron Paul were elected he would completely legalize 100% all forms of marijuana and drugs and treat those addicted rather than punish them. Makes sense to me. I dont know why people are so up on obama legalizing. Hes sno different than bush that is why he got elected. Watch the online video on google called The Obama Deception.

al-ganja

Mar 29 2009, 11:55 am

This is very disappointing especially for someone who worked for him in a primary (Pa) and thought he would at least be openminded and hold discussions about marijuana and its economic impact. Everyone on this site knows why it needs to be done, but you saw those mindless fucks behind him, just like a bunch toy monkeys with symbols getting wound up. No one outside of the weed community thinks its a viable option. The media does bring up marijuana for economic recovery, if only because if an honest national discussion did happen they would not have to do their jobs for a while. All presidents and people make some compromises, I just wonder how much longer seemingly smart people will compromise on issues that are pretty straightforward and simple.

p.s. those DEA fuckers should be fired that raided that San Fran. place. They really should be raped violently by the people they've sent to jail, but again compromise. - R.I.P. HST

smokingstar

Mar 29 2009, 11:46 am

nah beach and bong, we are not that far off, I hate to sound like an asshole saying this, but we need one more generation to die, and that day is coming soon.

smokingstar

Mar 29 2009, 11:44 am

here's just a little snippet of what I put in my blog about this.

(Editor’s Note: It has come to my attention that creating a business by planting, harvesting, and selling marijuana for people to smoke is the exact same type of business that is done by the tobacco industry! Wow, would have thought such a thing?)

doooley

Mar 29 2009, 10:32 am

obama is a lieing politician ,just like the rest. he makes promises to get your vote and then does not have to follow up on it

hmmmm

Mar 29 2009, 10:28 am

Obama whats with this bull. We have all seen the pics of you smoking and enjoying it. Stop with the cover ups. They bust medical marijuana shops but and take taxes from them. If its so illegal then they shouldnt be able to collect tax. Let me get this straight feds say its illegal but still tax them. So arent they recieving illegally made money according to them. LOOK at the FACTS. ITs not bad and its has never been proven to cause harm to your body. Cigarettes contain things like arsonic,rat poision. NOw is that humane to be feeding america poisions. KEEP SMOKING KEEP GROWING enjoy life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlxhjQeO0Dc&feature=channel
if you wanna see what it really does

at least...

Mar 29 2009, 8:54 am

At least the debate has gained this much attention, which is never a bad thing and has never happened before. At least Obama gave us hope, as evidenced by most of these comments, expressing having been betrayed. Does anyone even stop to think that he laughs about it because he knows that we all really know how he feels, but it's probably a really really bad time for him to bring it up right now? For crying out loud look at how F'd up everything is and it's his job to try to straighten all these messes out. Honestly, if anyone needs to blaze right now it's him so I'm with you all wondering what the hell he's waiting for. But seriously, you're in the back seat screaming you want ice cream while dad is on the side of the highway changing a flat.

Now imagine if McCain had been elected, as many of you so wish because of one video on the internet. We wouldn't even be having this discussion, secondarily because the legalization issue would never have gotten enough air to make the mattress even rise an inch, but primarily because the old man would have done absolutely nothing about anything and our country would've likely collapsed by now. This is the same person who made such a big deal publicly about suspending his campaign to tackle the financial crisis last fall, then showed up in DC and did and said absolutely nothing, just stood by the President, while Mr. Obama continued running his campaign FROM DC while providing help and speaking to the issues at hand simultaneously.

The man said he'd give us hope and I challenge anyone to say we don't have that. When the time comes and all this bullshit dies down legalization will have its day in court.

Oh, and BTW — all this drug war shit has been going on in Mex for years and years. It's getting the attention is has now BECAUSE the time is right for debate. Everyone knows that legalization would put an end partially to this type of violence. We have a Pres who has smoked pot and has inclinations towards legalization. We live in enlightened times. Please stop being such a bunch of stoners and think positive, and now that there's hope have patience!!!

Mar 29 2009, 6:48 am

please YouTube and share
j2o - reefer madness

because every cause needs battlecry music

kush69

Mar 29 2009, 4:15 am

fuck Obama this worthless soul that coned our country bigtime. FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK OBAMA my blood vessel in my right nut is smarter than obama. I hate you Obama for the rest of eternity!!!!!

Beach and Bong

Mar 29 2009, 2:43 am

Let's be honest here, America is a long long L-O-N-G way from legalizing drugs. Watch this video and learn something:

http://vimeo.com/2532189

IMO

Mar 28 2009, 11:58 pm

You are all asking the wrong questions of obama, the question should be "do you acknowledge the difference between marijuana and hemp? and will you allow the industrial use of non-psychoactive hemp as a new green biofuel source?" That is how you open him up, hopefully it'll give him the idea to look at the facts about hemp, and when he does, that will make it obvious what the best answer is, and the obvious best answer is yes. To him it sounded like you asked, "do you currently plan to legalize marijuana" which sounds stupid to answer yes because it'd basically be like saying "I wanna legalize drugs" on camera, basically it seems to me he hasn't taken the time to actually look at and address the issue, and misinterprets what he reads as just wanting to get high legally, probably because of poorly written letters or incomplete arguements presented to him, which reminds me, if you do write it, think it out well before you seal the envelope, do some real research and try to explain it in a way the he'd relate to, not a "just because" letter, or just demanding it. Know what I'm saying?

trail.hicker

Mar 28 2009, 10:29 pm

by.thewayitisbesttobepissedoffthentobepissedon//......smile.haveanice..high.night..cuzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....trailhicker.mar.28th..10'00pm

Legalize dont criticize

Mar 28 2009, 10:03 pm

First I like to polietly insert FUCK OBAMA. I just love how he rode pothead dicks all the way to the white house and as soon as he gets there he turns his back on us. I mean what is it with these hypocrits. He needs to stand up for what he believes in unless he is that ignorant about a natural herb. He played us for our vote now he doesnt need it so he turns is back on us but he needs support from his peers now so hes gonna play them. Just like any other person hes a snake and lets the power get to his head.

anonymous

Mar 28 2009, 8:50 pm

threatening the president is a federal offense

must go see this video

Mar 28 2009, 8:09 pm

http://www.phoenixtearsmovie.com/

please try to publish this website in your next hightimes

anonymous

Mar 28 2009, 7:22 pm

fucking jerk off obamas a snake

shroomdaze

Mar 28 2009, 5:39 pm

fuck dat man!

HU210

Mar 28 2009, 4:40 pm

Dosent matter if 63% of the people are against weed being legal as you claim( i dont understand how an accurate census can be taken of an illegal activity or even opnion in an illgeal atmosphere)
47% is a signficant minority. James madison stated that the Bill of Rights was designed to protect the rights of the minorty against the tyrrany of the majority.

Obama having been a Constitutional law Prof., prior to being elected should understand this. His first duty is to the Constitution,and its Bill of Rights after all. Not to the fragile egos of tyrannical majorities.

Rights are not privliges granted to us by the gov. They are reserved,by us(the people) to us, against the government and stealthy encroachment by tyrannical majorities.

Pick up your pitch forks. Its time to clean barn in Washington D. C. and our Statehouses!

AREIAL

Mar 28 2009, 4:14 pm

IF YOU THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE A MAJOR POLICY CHANGE YOU GUYS ARE TRIPPING ON ACID IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH PARTY IS IN CHARGE THEY BOTH ARE IN FAVOR OF DOING THE SAME THING THE ONLY WAY TO CHANGE ANYTHING IS TO HAVE A REAL REVOLUTION.

To REALLY legalize pot

Mar 28 2009, 3:51 pm

How do you REALLY legalize pot: Basically we must address the fact that pot is never going to be lagalized by conventional means, because there is whats called liability in law. Pot can never really be legalized because the government would have to say they're sorry for all the hate literature, and lies that they generated for the last hundred years. Now, they just can't legalize, so there has to be a creative legal move done by we the oppressed because if we don't make a consession of having a solution for reperations, its never going to happen. Its ver simple. We have to make an offer, and we can do that through an injunction. We can file that through a class action suit, or we can file it through an interveener with the courts. The reality is that we have a war on drugs. The reality is that this war on drugs has no one to negotiate peace with. We have to give peace a chance. There are so many people who have been harmed by this law that its impossible for the legislature to change tha law because it would bankrupt the government. There would be millions and millions of claims that would have to be paid. No to address the liability issues, we can make the position that the pot industry could levy a charge on it to pay these damages. People who have done jail time really do deserve compensation for all the harm caused by bigotry hate and lies. Now theres no way they can legalize, and they're going to continue their bullshit lies. Its the only defence they've got. We are at whats called a tort in law. The tort is the government has to legalize it, but they can't cause they can't afford the liability. A tort is where one idea conflicts with another and the whole marijuana issue is nothing but one giant tort, because the government can't get out of it. Its sad to say but they can't, and they can't pass a law saying we passed a law that legales pot, and we aren't paying any damages. They can't do that. Lawfully, they can't do that. But the marijuana community "we" can make an offer to pay damages to the people who suffered in the marijuana community, and the biggest thing we can do is hire them. If a guy went to jail for growing, give him a job at a grow op when he gets out. If a guy got busted selling pot, give him a job selling pot through the clubs. That would be the best thing we could do to those who have suffered hardship is give them a job. It would be the number one reperation that you could do to everyone of the people who have suffered. Everybody that broke the law, did so because its a shitty law.
From marijuanamans hash plant video with the brilliant and honerable Marc Boyer

This is how to Really Legalize

Mar 28 2009, 3:41 pm

anonymous

Mar 28 2009, 3:19 pm

And we have reverted back down to racism. The marijuana community preaches acceptance for all no matter what religion or race and comments like that is what keeps us all divided by race instead of social class so shame on you dude. Knights of Malta are in control of all of this and if the pope is spewing garbage like preventing access to condoms will prevent aids, what do you think he thinks of pot, then you can honestly conclude to what level of intelligence we are dealing with when it comes to these people. But you my friend are a christian who hates muslims because you are a media grown sheep and the exact reason things are so bad for us all right now and if you Support alex jones or any of that infowars garbage you then support people like Pat Buchanon and the pope so dont write your congressman write the damn Vatican.

santacruz1000

Mar 28 2009, 2:55 pm

guys wake up.

63% of americans do not support legalization of marijuana.

Obama is laughing because he has so much shit on his plate the last thing he needs is to dive into an issue that is not even supported by the majority of americans. Besides, congress passes laws.

Public opinion needs to turn before legalization will ever be seriously considered in washington. It's literally a toxic issue no politician wants to touch because its the quickest way to never get elected again.

FUCK OBAMA

Mar 28 2009, 2:45 pm

What did you think would happen?
You elected a MUSLIM/TERRORIST FOR PRESIDENT!
He only needed you to do the Devil's Work : pull the voting lever.

He's an egomaniac and a MUSLIM!

tolduso

Mar 28 2009, 2:12 pm

surprise surprise mister he is the man who will help us to reform marijuana laws said no to them. WOW what a shock the president wont do it because the policy makers and propaganda makers still wont let it go weed is that a weed. Man made fermentied drinks and started drinking and getting intoxicated and thats socially ok. but if u wanna smoke a dubbie of kind we need to hide it in fear of being deamed a criminal when most of us are far from that. God made weed a long time before man made alcohol and its illegall. Maybe its time for a real person with an open mind of there own to run the country because we havent had one since washington.

mr marijuana

Mar 28 2009, 1:58 pm

there is no need to foolish...actualy since so many people cared and worst kept happening i believe we faught against hitler you fool.. and i do believe in trying to take a peaceful action and writing and protesting because if we try and do some thing drastic all at once then it will turn out worse for us just be simple and write to your congress men

to mike golden

Mar 28 2009, 1:49 pm

I posted this at the address you posted:
Laughing at such a serious issue as this is a nitemare when we have old folks in nursing homes screaming and pleading for someone to kill them. People who can not keep food down by any other means are forced by their states hate policies to not use and die or kill themselves. People lose there homes and children for a plant that is safwer than water. No one has ever died on it. Lets hope the economy collapses, so that freedom will once again prevail, and adults will once again be treated as adults, not looked over children.

1940 usa

Mar 28 2009, 1:42 pm

Please write adolf hitler everyday and tell him to stop being mean to people. If everyone writes - he will stop being mean.

Pet Sounds

Mar 28 2009, 1:16 pm

Did anyone honestly think anything would change? The DEA has the constitutional right to enforce federal laws, so until we get rid of all federal drug laws the DEA will continue to operate. The organization must be dismantled as they are now even participating in overseas operations (they blew up a hash bunker in Afghanistan? We all know hash in asia is not destined for the US!).

I think Obama chuckled because he never has had to face any legal consequences-he had his cake and ate it too. For the rest of us who have been detained (I don't wish upon my worst enemy) you know that it is several hours and extremely cruel-in my case almost nine hours, I was offered food but turned it down. I was kept in a tiny room for 4 hours and the remainder in the general area with some rather unpleasant individuals. And all for two roaches, a batty and a gram and a half.

I "cooperated" too! What would have been the consequences had I told them they can't search my car? I told them where it was because they explained to me if I was honest they'd give me a citation. Then they said I had to be processed, but that they wouldn't tow my car and even give me a ride back to it after I was finished processing. None of this ever happened.

I am extremely livid that the president takes such a piss poor attitude towards millions of americans (who I am hoping are realizing this man is just another career politician) will not vote for him, but instead choose a third party option.

I feel the police should work for me. I wasn't even stoned-honest to god I was on my church to meet my parents! I was simply nervous because I had weed-he even wrote my ticket up and explained it to me before he asked if I had any illegal substances or weapons.

mr.marijuana

Mar 28 2009, 11:47 am

No more waiting!!! im not sure about all of you but im tired of waiting to see some political assholes laugh at what 3.5 million people have to say about marijuana and thats not counting others who dont have a computer or d idnt know about it...there comes a time for a stand we need to write non stop go on dont be scared write your fellow congress man tell them you want marijuana legal and tell them why....after they see how many and how truly bad we want this even if we only get medical marijuana legal in every state at least we know are voice is being heard

Mr.Marijuana

Letter writer

Mar 28 2009, 10:29 am

I am so writing that man a letter a week.

mike golden

Mar 28 2009, 9:21 am

Here’s a way you can let the White House know what you think. The Drug Czar’s blog, Pushing Back, is asking for the public’s feedback regarding Thursday’s Town Hall Meeting. You already know what they think; let them know what you think here.

http://pushingback.com/blogs/pushing_back/archive/2009/03/27/47106.aspx

Everyone must go there and tell them what you think.
Do Not just let this go!!!

kloud9nine

Mar 28 2009, 9:16 am

If this is the home of the free y are innocent people geting imprisoned over a fucking plant that were guna get our hands on regardless if its illegal or legal

HU210

Mar 28 2009, 7:55 am

This weeks post card theme:

Ha ha.No vote for any Democrat until weed is LEGAL!!

President Is Abummer
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20500

A million postcards or more should get this administrations attention.
They hate losing votes.

HU210

Mar 28 2009, 7:24 am

BIG POT PARTY-FREE MARIJUANA!

http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com/health

usa

Mar 28 2009, 3:41 am

oh yeah dont stop writing. make it a big issue if we dont itll never be brought up again. our voices will be heard even if they laugh sooner or later we will succeed. legalize it for the good of humankind. PEACE

usa

Mar 28 2009, 3:35 am

thank you obama... thats a relief 3 million people voted and all we got was a laugh. wat about medicnal use? wat about freedom??????? hmmmmmmmm

3rd time

Mar 28 2009, 12:32 am

This needed repeating, now for commonsense

Ike Anngro

Mar 27 2009, 11:54 am
Yo C.S. Smoker

I don't expect "instant gratification" you should read things thoroughly before speaking young man:) AND I think we all know how things would have gone w/McCain...Captain Obvious.

BUT since you didn't get my point the first time, pay attention. Obama, Presedint of the American People, asked THE American People to vote on questions that were the most important to them & then he chose to laugh at one of the most popular questions.
And I can only assume that bc it was asked by so many Americans that the issue might just be more than a laughing matter to us American citizens.
Make sense?

Peace Smoke & Join MPP

HU210

Mar 28 2009, 12:25 am

@ not a pot party.
So your idea isnt as original as you thought it was.

You can bet that MPP and NORML will be at the May 2 rally's
How small minded of you to judge every gathering not just individually but collectivly as well.You and "we", having never been to a Million Marijuana March. That was evident by your assumption that you were the first to think of it.(You can even add your rally to the Million Marijuana March schedule as well)

Since its obvious that MPP and NORML members such as myself wont be welcome at your and "we's" Marijuana rally. We wont bother with the duplication. Since its so expensive and all.

Thanks for the uninvite. Real pot supporters will be at the May 2 rallys anyway.

Social Smoker

Mar 28 2009, 12:21 am

Not only the economy but now mexico and the drug cartels are at war. I live in Arizona so its pretty close to home for me. By legalizing it would reduce the rising violence on the border. Before you know it we will be spending millions upon millions of dollars more just trying to keep the violence out of the southern states. Time and money wasted on something that will never end. Keep spending that money Obama...keep claiming that its going to help out. Your using Americas credit card to get out of a crisis and its going to bite you in the ass. Then Legalizing marijuana wont be a laughing matter.

Commonsense

Mar 28 2009, 12:08 am

First of all, comments like those in previous post are counter productive.
What we need to be doing is organizing ourselves into a collective force. Heck I was on cnn's website yesterday, they had a poll going on their main page, it was asking if cannabis should be decriminalized. The vote was 68% in favor.
This means that if the 68% of us that support that get together and demand change, it will have to happen.
So stop the obama bashing, the guy has alot on his plate right now. I mean come on, we have wars going on, economy in tatters and a possible war with north korea. I wouldn't have guessed he would answer any other way.
The only way a change is going to happen is if we demand it.
I am asking for anyone whos able to start getting plans in the works for a march on washington this summer. Iam sure you can find a few million of your closest friends to be there!

Bob

Mar 27 2009, 11:55 pm

Look at it this way. After all he is the president and he does have alot on his plate right now. What if he had said yes, shit he would catch hell from certain people then and not get anything done. I admit the laughing it off and not giving a better understandable answer is shit but give the man time. We all might be surprized one of these days when everything else smooths out.

Pat

Mar 27 2009, 10:48 pm

Obama is a prick and can go fuck himself

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Mar 27 2009, 10:36 pm

everybody there can fuck off. did you notice them all laughing? what if he would've said yes? this video just pisses me off...

pro-pot

Mar 27 2009, 10:19 pm

this pisses me off....

a rally is not a pot party

Mar 27 2009, 8:30 pm

The rallies your talking about are not the same thing,we are trying to hold them in every town,not just in the cities,but
every town with a courthouse. Even if only 10 or 20 show up in the small towns,the numbers will be so many more than go to the May 2nd rally. And the impact of doing it at a set time
will have more impact than a bunch of stoned people trying to see how much they can smoke. This will keep the costs for transportation and shelter to a minimum,since when it's over
we just walk home. But don't worry ,I'm sure you can figure out some reason you can't get involved. And the global march
will be where May 2? The marches I'm speaking of occur in your town,not somewhere across the state or country.

Mar 27 2009, 8:21 pm

Ron Paul for next president.. or tommy chong heh you rule buddy. Obama we arent a joke were the people of the United States. your not the president your OUR president wake up. and Obama 3 million will turn to 10 watch out buddy. we need to keep the pressure on.

Tommy Chong

Mar 27 2009, 7:55 pm

Looks like we'll have to wait another 4 years for a president that will actually LISTEN to us..

HU210

Mar 27 2009, 7:54 pm

Ah, Newbies, gotta love them

Global marijuana march anyone?

http://www.globalmarijuanamarch.org/

???

Mar 27 2009, 7:45 pm

maybe it was on 420

if you have been in contact with mpp or norml. you would know about this already

WREX

Mar 27 2009, 7:36 pm

Sounds like Winnebago, Illinois

anonymous

Mar 27 2009, 7:30 pm

Ya, are ya new at this? not to dampen your zeal for a rally. But it seems that for at least the last 5 years there has been a million marijuana worldwide rally at a city near you on May 1

rally

Mar 27 2009, 7:13 pm

we are trying to get MPP to coordinate protest marches in every county seat across America,because going to Washington
is both expensive and with as many as would possibly show up,the logistics would be staggering.
But everyone could go to their county seat,to the courthouse and ask to speak to the sheriff of your county,and carry signs
and chant slogans. If we can coordinate it too happen at the same time,even the government can't ignore that many walking,talking voters Back too the 60's one more time,watch for further developments and announcements by MPP and possibly
NORML. To steal a phrase,we can do this.

Stoners r us

Mar 27 2009, 7:12 pm

I TOTALLY agree with Blazedup...i mean wtf? Everyone in that whole fucking room thought that 3.5 MILLION people were JOKING?!!?! Seriously, you government fucks are full of shit if you thought that that many people were joking. If it's seriously the #1 question then YOU IDIOTS are the ones not doing your job. So what does that say about them?They acted VERY immature by turning that question into a laughing matter. Anyway, that changes my view of Obama also because OBVIOUSLY he has been brainwashed into thinking marijuana is harmful..and only a few months ago he admitted to smoking it himself and thinking that it needed to be decriminalized. Then that whole DEA bullshit...Why does he keep lying about everything? Oh, I forgot, he's part of the government now so he doesn't understand what the REAL citizens of the United States are like anymore-if he ever actually did.

blazedup420

Mar 27 2009, 6:26 pm

In all honesty this changed the way I look at President Obama. From one pot head to the next, I'm sure we can all agree on one thing...President Obama turned a serious world-wide problem into a laughing matter when asked if he would Legalize Marijuana. Does he not realize what our economy has come down to? It's one of the easiest ways to take a chunk out of the trillions of dollars in debt that has burried our country. Marijuana, consider it whatever you may, helps people with serious conditions in ways no other medicine can. It's the safest perscription anyone could be issued. Simply Stated. Get your head out of your ass America ;)..oh yea and Ron Paul deserves another chance to speak on National television..anyone else agree?

Joe SChmo

Mar 27 2009, 6:12 pm

What bull shit, you know Obama hits the bong every once in a while. Come on now.

hail from Illinois

Mar 27 2009, 6:07 pm

His crowd was filled with mostly teachers and nurses he probably didnt want to discuss that issue to them because it might be a little sterotypical but it's not something to really laugh at it is problem that wont go away.. what is so scary about marijuana...am i going to be a billigerant ass hole no i am going to be a happy easy going citizen that wont spend all his money on drugs...this is easy to say my city population is 3,000...

anonymous

Mar 27 2009, 5:54 pm

yee haw. Obama knows all about hemp rope. YEE HAW!!!

anonymous

Mar 27 2009, 5:32 pm

we really need to donate money and all join one of the organizations and get some tv commercials and magazine ads and any other way to reach out and let people know the truth about weed and all the ways it can help people and the economy. and how the drug wars would be stopped. the cigarette and beer companies put up money for ads saying not to smoke weed so they dont lose any money so why cant we put up ads against them and tell people the truth.

tadhg

Mar 27 2009, 4:59 pm

you peeps should have voted for RON PAUL in primaries or BOB BARR in elections like i did

just another american

Mar 27 2009, 4:30 pm

You know this man is right, with this tough economy why would marijuana... giggles... be legalized or decriminilized when it is the highest cash crop, theres a drug war in mexico killing hundreds "threatining" the border, theres bad or no health insurance... should of voted mccain

EL PASOS HEAD OF CANABISSACION!

Mar 27 2009, 3:22 pm

CALM THE FUK DOWN THINGS NEVER SEEM TO BE IN OUR FAVOR OBAMA IS JUST ONE MORE FUKING PRESIDENT....THE HELL WITH EVERY FUKN POLITICIAN...SPREAD ANARCHY! WE SPOKE, HE DID NOT LISTEN. NOW WE ROAR AND WATCH HIM TREMBLE LET THE WEED SPREAD MR.OB LET IT SPREAD..NOW FOR THOSE SO CALLED ANARCHIST WHO WEAR THE OBAMA CHANGE SHIRT GO BACK HOME SMKE SOME COUPLE OF BLUNTS THINK HARD ABOUT WHAT FUKN MESSAGE YOU GIVE AND GET READY TO ROLL WITH THE SICK BECAUSE THE TNT (TOKING NATION TIMES) IS HERE AND WE AINT LEAVING BUT SPREADING! O! AND I DONT GIVE OF FUK IF HE IS BLACK!

HU210

Mar 27 2009, 3:21 pm

Take a look at the tricks used to convince you to vote for these clowns and AGAINST your best interests

http://www.viewzone.com/cognitivedissonance.html

LMAO

Mar 27 2009, 3:16 pm

Oh nooo Obama will save the day !
He's the great savior of the weeders !
Everything will go our way once he's elected !! ahahahah
I told you so !

Damn , its hard being right ALL the time .

clear view

Mar 27 2009, 2:11 pm

While our dear president laughs at us for bringin up decriminalization, Mexican Cartels are fighting and dying to bring us our dear ganja, who's really fighting for our freedom? our government will put you in prison for smoking weed and the only friends we got are risking their very lives to give us the freedom of choice to light up and smoke even if it's not great weed, it is clear our government is not on our side, and is trying to take away all our freedoms.

FauxFreedom

Mar 27 2009, 1:49 pm

Pfff...I called it from day one, Obama is just a celebrity using his presidency to boost his career, he's the same as all politicians: A Liar. A condescending ignorant liar at that.

HU210

Mar 27 2009, 1:23 pm

@Defjer

I hear ya.
Hear is part of one of my posts from that thread, Oct 17 2008 4:26pm

The whole circus presented to us by the corperations and the corperate media. Remind me of an old tune by Frank Zappa titled "I'm the Slime" It goes like this:

I am gross and perverted
I'm obsessed and deranged
I have existed for years
But very little has changed
I'm the tool of the government
And industry too
For I am destined to rule and regulate you

I may be vile and pernicious
But you cant look away
I make you think I'm delicious
With the stuff that I say
I'm the best you can get
Have you guessed me yet?
I am the slime ozzin' out from your TV set

You will obey me while I lead you
And eat the garbage that I feed you
Until the day that we dont need you (Like now-eh?, 3/27/09)
Dont call for help...no one will heed you
Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you have been sold

Thats right folks... dont touch that dial

Well I am the slime from your video
Cant stop the slime people, look at me go

This is what we get when we vote for Republi-crats and Dem-publicans. And why I am voting 3rd party.

Fuck it, I'm going fishing!

not surprised

Mar 27 2009, 1:15 pm

just an other lying politician, we know there are hundreds of products that can be made with hemp including biodiesel.
the truth is out and just denying it won't make it go away.

Mar 27 2009, 12:44 pm

if he legalised it, he would probably not get re-elected because of the stigma...

Activist

Mar 27 2009, 12:44 pm

Angry? Disappointed?

There's still a war on us, folks, and until people come out of the "cannabis closet" it will continue.

Join NORML, and march in the upcoming protests: www.worldwidemarijuanamarch.org. Go to Seattle Hempfest, Boston Freedom Rally, and the July 4th protest in D.C.

Do not be silent, but be peaceful!

Mar 27 2009, 12:13 pm

We got laughed at

like in the 50's and 60's a little nonwhite boy wanting to be president of the USA!

I FEEL VIOLATED!

WHEN WILL THE CHAOS END? THAT"S MY QUEATION MR. PRESIDENT OBAMA!

THE RIGHT TO A FIREARM AND PRIvACY!

Mar 27 2009, 12:05 pm

laugh it up ass wipes,all the parentless children and folks with mandetory minimums for possesion are laughing with you. Laughing helps our society that's being torn apart by domestic terror campaigns.If laughter trully is the best medicine it may be added to the prohibition list.
at least billions of american dollars will still be channeled to latin american thugs,that's hillarious.

Vice_President@WhiteHouse.gov
Comments@WhiteHouse.gov

let'em know how funny you think it all really is.

Ike Anngro

Mar 27 2009, 11:54 am

Yo C.S. Smoker

I don't expect "instant gratification" you should read things thoroughly before speaking young man:) AND I think we all know how things would have gone w/McCain...Captain Obvious.

BUT since you didn't get my point the first time, pay attention. Obama, Presedint of the American People, asked THE American People to vote on questions that were the most important to them & then he chose to laugh at one of the most popular questions.
And I can only assume that bc it was asked by so many Americans that the issue might just be more than a laughing matter to us American citizens.
Make sense?

Peace Smoke & Join MPP

granniesmokes

Mar 27 2009, 11:54 am

I cant believe it. Why doesnt Obama want to legalize it, For one, it would save the trees. Do you know you can makes clothes, rope, perfumes, shoes, paper, the list goes on. You can reproduce a few times a year, saving millions of trees. Tax it like cigarettes. Find a way to tax it. It would help us as a Country to get out of debt. It would stop the border killings. They wouldnt have to tranport, we would have our own. People drink acohol and make beer. Then they get in there cars and kill hundreds of innocent people a year, People who smoke seem to be calmer. They dont need valium or another type narcotic to keep them calm. The drug cartel would be losing the money, and us as a country will see a drop in the deficit. Did you really look at the benefits we would profit from, only if you would legalize it. Speak up America you know who you are, stand up as a county and get this legalized. Just sign me Granniesmokes

advocate

Mar 27 2009, 11:53 am

ill vote for ron paul if he runs for president. then we might have our way.

karma smoke

Mar 27 2009, 11:50 am

if he is man of fact and reason then he needs to have his administration search for these facts and truths on marijuana. im sure he will find alot of good than bad . hopefully he wontonly look for the bad . i dont see anything bad about legalizing marijuana ofcourse . opposing comments have no clear data to back it up like comments advocating marijuana legalization.

Teahupoo

Mar 27 2009, 11:50 am

I was disappointed at President Obama’s callousness in the virtual town hall meeting regarding the marijuana prohibition issue.
What did he think was so funny?
Was it the people being murdered by Mexican Drug cartels?
Was it the hundreds of thousands of people we have unjustly imprisoned or was it the families of those imprisoned who have been ripped apart and forced on welfare because the breadwinner is in prison for possessing a NATURALLY growing plant?

Or was it funny that at the same time he is chuckling about the marijuana issue his DEA stormtroopers who supposedly weren’t going to interfere with medicinal marijuana clinics again are raiding them and denying patients access to their meds as approved by State Law?
What needs to be understood, which many do not realize is that the crusade against marijuana is and has always been a smokescreen (no pun intended) for the banishment of hemp in this country. You may ask why and I will tell you.

Read the rest at:

http://govaporize.com/obama-and-marijuana-prohibition

Teahupoo

Mar 27 2009, 11:46 am

The fact that all the people were laughing shows their ignorance on the topic. Obama cant change things on his own, and would loose soo much approval if he got something done about marijuana. we are still moving foward.. state by state, and when more of these people are exposed to marijuana, they will stop laughing and start actually thinking! our generation will take over soon enough and we can fix the country ourselves.

david sapir

Mar 27 2009, 11:42 am

Change we have been waiting for!? Looks like we will wait and watch millions squandered for another few decades. We ask about growing the economy, how about a spine? I for one refuse to lay back and injest this trash! This war is a sad and very real reminder of how little the government cares about it's citizens and how money is the real motivation behind EVERYTHING they do! It makes me sick that in a time like this, the one guy who can turn things around, would rather keep us down and keep his pals filthy f-ing rich.

daze

Mar 27 2009, 11:33 am

yea, that was a low blow. thats all he had to say about it. NO!!!. and laugh... what a dick. i thought he was our chance to wake up. but he took us a step backward. i still have faith.

live free

C.S. Smoker

Mar 27 2009, 11:31 am

All of you people need to cill the fuck out. Obama always said that he didn't believe in legalization, and now all of you are acting all shocked about this. You need to quit expecting instant gratification and just keep working toward our goal of legalization, Obama seems like a person who's open to reason we just need to show him. Besides you realise that McCain would have been so much worse for drug policy, so no matter what Obama's a step in the right direction.

Defjr

Mar 27 2009, 11:31 am

I love being the one to say "I told you so"........
After being flamed on another thread:
http://hightimes.com/news/mikeg_ht/4736
I just thought it would be appropriate to chime back in here and say I TOLD YOU SO!!!!!!!!!!

Island Toker

Mar 27 2009, 10:46 am

Wow, just when I thought that we could change things! To make matters worse he laughs at us! Fucking politicians! Keep up the good fight at a state level, and we can deal with the feds later. WE WILL OVERCOME!!!!!

Ike Anngro

Mar 27 2009, 10:41 am

I think Obama made a mistake laughing at the question and saying, "I don't know what that says about our online audience...chuckly hack chuckle.."

He should be saying if this is what the AMERICAN PEOPLE want.. then it might just be worth my time, since I represent them!!
We need to have nationwide commercials informing the ignorant suburban moms of the EFFECTIVENESS of medical marijuana and the PROHIBITION that goes on today.
Anyone who has not yet signed up for MPP.org I strongly suggest doing it they send great informing emails and keep u involved.

Smoke and Peace

HU210

Mar 27 2009, 10:37 am

Should have known that AKORN wont produce hemp.

somesing wong

Mar 27 2009, 9:55 am

It's all bullshit!!! look at Amsterdam.....pot is legal there and crime is almost gone....very little to speak of. Same as up in canada. It's safer than any drop of alcohol could ever dream to be. No one wants to be the one to legalize it because if it does not work they look like idiots, but what cracks me up is that if they would legalize it, so much good would come from it....., jobs, which would make the economy flourish, and so on. I just can't believe they want to keep something like pot illegal but keep man made products such as pharmacudicals and alcohol legal, they both ruin ppls lives whether its with side effects from meds or losing your whole life cause you are an alcoholic. Im just glad to see the world isn't filled with mindless retards who only listen to what their mommy and daddies think or some over paid asshole in washington. LEGALIZE IT!!!!!

anonymous

Mar 27 2009, 9:45 am

It would probably help California's economy significantly. Not sure if you'd see a big effect nationwide. But it should be done regardless for moral reasons, id not economic ones.

unemployed

Mar 27 2009, 9:22 am

Like to join ya D-bag. Just cant cut that on current budget.
All this time, no $$$

Obama tokin Black President, to token Black President in one stupid statement.

Vote marijuana Party in 2010 an 2012

D-Bag

Mar 27 2009, 9:02 am

March on Washington D.C. - 4/20/2009 @ 4:20pm

blissfullylibertarian

Mar 27 2009, 6:18 am

This is why us libertarians and true conservatives were warning all those that voted for Mr. Obama. At some point, we will realize that leftists and of a lot of those on the right only plan to increase the size and scope of the federal government and will never relinquish any of the freedoms that we have given them.

smokes2much

Mar 27 2009, 6:16 am

u know wats a damn shame, i live within 7 minuets from the mexican border, i have lost 2 many friends over drug violence and drug crimes. i have lost family. war on drugs in the U.S is not ever goin 2 go anywere. i used 2 go 2 scool at a place (not givin any names) bt the security of the scool would always be hyped up on cocaine, or would always be willin 2 negotiate ur freedom for a 20 bag of coke, i know the ppl tht sold it 2 them, n wen they caught me n my homies under the bleechers smokin some chronic, my homie always had 2 give up the coke (which he HAD 2 sell, if nt,,, well idk, he droped out) nt me though, never fucked with coke never will. corruption surrounds every 1, right down 2 scool security,, i blame this shit 2 the cartels, it sucks caus in sum places they have a tighter grip then the goverment,, wata shame.. bt im still high n if obama decides 2 give the chair 2 any1 tht possesses weed,, then ima be 1 fried up mothafucker PEACE!!!

Mar 27 2009, 5:59 am

What is to be expected from an Affirmative Action Presidency!

Hmmm

Mar 27 2009, 3:05 am

I think the Main Reason they Wanna Keep Marijuana illegal is the Drug Compenys and ALCAHOL and TABACOO compenys make more money on Killing people Each Year then if Marijuana was Made legal witch if it was it has never killed any one in over 1 million years.. and i expect this form Obama hes a Lowyer you half to Remmber that hes Great Liar

Lies

Mar 27 2009, 2:52 am

What can I say? Barry Sotorro is a liar.

gstlab3

Mar 27 2009, 1:42 am

I WOULD NOT ADVOCATE MORE VIOLENCE OR HARM TO ANY ONE PERSON OR GROUP 'FOR REAL' UNLESS., YOU HURT MY CHILDREN AND MY MOM ok? BUT., IN SOME WAYS THIS DRUG WAR HAS HURT MOTHERS AND CHILDREN I KNOW IT HAS BECAUSE A LOT OF FATHERS AND MOTHERS HAVE GONE OR ARE STILL IN JAIL OR WORSE!! HOW MANY CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS HAVE DIED ON THE STREETS BECAUSE OF THE PROHIBITION LAWS AND THE POVERTY THAT PERMIATES THE WORLD IN EVERY COUNTRY!!! IT WOULD NOT HURT MY FEELINGS TO SEE "A" VERY PUBLIC AND POWERFULL PERSON MEET WITH THE FULL BRUNT OF THE DISSATISFACTION AND INJUSTICE THAT HAVE WASHED OVER AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILIES BECAUSE OF THIS WAR ON DRUGS AND THE PROHIBITIONIST GOVERNMENT! TO USE SOME POLITICALLY CORRECT LANGUAGE FROM THE VIETNAM WAR ERA I SAY SOME "TERMINATIONS WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE" ARE IN ORDER!!! AND ACCORDING TO HOMELAND SECURITY THESE DAYS THEY WOULD BE CALLED MAN CAUSED DISASTERS OR EVENTS AND A CONTIGENCEY ACTION WOULD FOLLOW!!!! FUCK THE POLICE!!!!! AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eric Geller

Mar 27 2009, 1:29 am

if you think violence is the only option I believe you are sadly mistaken. You will not get anywhere with a violent approach to this topic. Violence in this subject will only create more dislike and ignorance of Marijuana. Petition to your state government. As the people of the United States we need to be the change and stop waiting for it to happen. If everyone in every state works to legalize Marijuana then the federal government will have no choice but to comply or face disintegration.

gstlab3

Mar 27 2009, 1:06 am

A SHORTER VERSION YET! FUCK THE POLICE AND MR. OBAMA! GROW YOUR OWN AND PREPARE FOR MORE VIOLENCE AND DEATH!! THANKS MR. PRESIDENT ASSHOLE SIR!!!

gstlab3

Mar 27 2009, 1:04 am

THIS IS THE SHORT VERSION FOR THE ATTENTION DEFICIT CROWD. NO LEAGALIZATION.WHY? BECAUSE WEED GROWS FOR FREE IN MOST PARTS OF THE WORLD IT CAN BE TRADED FOR CASH OR ANYTHING OF VALUE., UNTILL THE GOVERMENTS IMPLIMENT THE CASHLESS SYSTEM THERE IS NO WAY TO CONTROLL US OR REAL FREE TRADE ie: BARTER and SWAP.,AND ESPECIALY THE LUCRITIVE "DRUG" MARKETS BOTH LEAGAL AND ILLEAGAL! AND MEDICINES!, THE CONTROLL OF WEALTH AND THE MANAGEMENT OF IT AND MOST IMPORTANTY THIS IS KEY!! "WHO" WHO IS GOING TO CONTROLL THE WEALTH!!!? THE PEOPLE OR THE ELITISTS IN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE BANKERS AND THE OIL CARTELS REMEMBER KIDS? THE OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES ARE CONTROLLED BY WHAT ? "CARTELLS!" THE WEED PLANT STANDS BETWEEN US AS IT REPRESENTS WHAT THEY CANNOT STAND!!! FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENT AND CONTROLL AND BEST YET FREEDOM FROM TAXES WICH KEEP MOST PEOPLE IN LINE WITH THE GOVERMENT PROGRAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RUN LIKE HELL OR PREPARE TO FIGHT 'FOR REAL' A DRUG WAR!!! A FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENT WAR!!! IN EVERY STREET IN EVERY TOWN. IT IS SAD THAT GREED AND BLINDNESS HAVE CAPTURED AMERICA AND TURNED HER INTO A MOCKERY OF HER FORMER SELF!PLANT YOUR WEED SOON CAUSE THE BORDER HAS JUST BEEN EFFECTIVELY PUT ON NOTICE FOR IMMEDIATE SHUT DOWN. NO MORE IMPORTED WEED NO MORE CHEAP WEED !!! GROW YER OWN BOYS!!!!!!! STOCK UP OR MOVE TO A NEW COUNTRY! GET OUT OF THE WAY VIOLENCE IS SURE TO FOLLOW! THAT IS A S SHORT AS I CAN PUT IT TO YOU. PEACE AND I AM OUTDOORS TO FIGHT ONE MORE SEASON I SUPPOSE. IF I AM FREE AND TO WHEREVER IT WILL GROW I WILL FOLLOW! I AM A GROWER AND A SMOKER AND SPEAKER AND TEACHER OF FREEDOMS AND I AM MY BROTHERS KEEPER AND I WILL KEEP HIM WELL MR. OBAMA!

willy

Mar 27 2009, 1:03 am

Somebody still beleave him??

canadiancreetokers

Mar 27 2009, 1:01 am

Obama, you silly goose you...we smoke a shitload of weed here in canada and we are very happy, eh. Calm down, stop dropping bombs on everybody. Its not legal here but nobody cares. The cops smoke here all the time, I figure thats why the never charge me when they steal my stash. Very nice fellows and thats probably due to smokin. highest murder rate and your worried about a couple of potheads listening to the grateful dead eating pizza pops. Get it together mr president come to the reserve where were forced into and have a toke with us. We know your pain, bring your wife and kids. We will go fishing and goose hunting, don't worry we won't accidentally shoot you in the face(Cheney aka asshole). Oh and if you want any dirt on Tommy Chong send me a couple of grams, I think he was near Toronto. OK we are having too much fun here. We will come up with another rant some other time. We will try and make it more violent to the american standard. Anyhoo sorry Tommy we are out of pot. P.S. We're not stupid, we're stoned. God bless america and canadian super grass. Miigwetch!
CanadianCreeTokers

jimbo

Mar 27 2009, 12:49 am

Lets make it about the economy. One day a week every person that wants weed to be legalized not spend any money on anything that is taxed. Next time this debate comes up we can all ask Mr. Obama why Tuesday's are far below the rest of the days with tax revenue.

I think it is up to the states to legalize weed. No federal law will be passed legalizing weed however state law should overrule federal law.

WEED

Mar 27 2009, 12:44 am

so obama im am startin to like! cause i mean shit..he is a young guy an he thinks well! an i mean shit if he is goin to Legaliz weed then more power to him..i mean how many ppl do u know that has been killed from weed? none really, now how many ppl do u know who was killed by ALCOHOL? i wouls say way way more ppl..

gstlab3

Mar 27 2009, 12:43 am

WHEN ALL THIS DUST SETTLES WILL HAVE A DICTATOR.,WHY WILL THEY NOT LEAGALIZE MARIJUANA? I CAN TELL YOU IT IS BECAUSE IT IS A FREE GOD GIVEN THING AND IT IS HOLY., IT SREADS BY SEED IT IS FRUITFULL BEYOND MOST PLANTS IN IT'S MULTIPLE USES.IT CAN GROW ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME AS PROVEN BY THE INDOOR GANG., IT ALLOWS THE COMMON MAN TO BE HAPPY AND FREE OF THE OPPRESION OF DAILY LIVING AND IN HIS ILLNESSES AND DEATH IT BRINGS COMFORT AND PEACE AT NO COST OTHER THAN THE TIME IT TAKES TO HONOR THE LORD AND TO BE FRUITFULL AND MULTIPLY UPON THE EARTH., IT IS SAID., IN THE END THE JUST WILL BE CAST ASIDE AS SINNERS AND THE FAITHFULL DEMEANED BEYOND REPROACH AND CAST OUT AND PUT IN IRONS AND CHAINS. THE END IS NEAR AND THE YOKES OF OPPRESSION ARE MOVING ON THE LAST FREE BORDERS ON EARTH SEALING OUT FREEDOM FIGHTERS AND THE SACREMENT AND THE KNOWLEDGE IT BRINGS., THE ARMIES ARE STAGED AND LYING IN WAIT., SOME OF US HAVE ALLREADY DUG IN FOR THE LONG HAUL., I BEG MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO SAVE THE SEEDS OF THIS PLANT FROM DESTRUCTION., I ALSO ASK THAT THE MEMORIES OF FREEDOM BE SAVED AS WELL., READ THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITIUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TRY TO REMEMBER AS MUCH OF IT AS YOU CAN A ND TELL YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT IT. THIS DRUG WAR THIS SOCIAL ENGENIERING THEY ARE FORCING US TO ACCEPT HAS COST TO MANY LIVES AND TO MANY SOULS FOR US TO GO ON LIKE THIS. OBAMA HAS JUST VERBALLY TOLD US THAT PROHIBITION OF THE MARIJUANA PLANT IS HERE TO STAY AND YOU KNOW THE HARDER DRUGS BRING HARDER PLAYERS SO THIS STATEMENT AND CALDERONS ACTIONS HAVE BROUGHT A NEW LEVEL TO THIS WAR ON DRUGS AND MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE AND SELL THEIR SOULS FOR A DOLLAR BILL!!., NOW THIS IS A PRESIDENT I CAN BELIEVE IN!!!!!! HE IS GOING ALONG SWIMINGLY WITH THE STATUS QUO AND THE POWER BROKERS THAT HAVE BROUGHT US THIS MESS HAVE CHEERED HIM ON., WELL IT IS A NEW KIND OF WAR MY DEAR FREEDOM FIGHTERS AND SOME OF US ARE GOING TO DIE HORRIBLE DEATHS TO SUSTAIN THIS WAR AND TO BRING LIGHT BACK TO MOTHER EARTH. I AM SORRY OUR LEADERS ARE AS THE FOOLS URIPIDIS SPOKE OF OVER TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO., FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DO NOT KNOW OF THIS HERE IT IS. "WHEN SOCIETY MAKES A DISTINCTION BETWEEN IT'S SCHOLARS AND SOLDIERS,. "IT IS SOON LED BY FOOLS AND DEFENDED BY COWARDS." TO THIS END THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS BROUGHT US TERRORISM AND ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND NOW THE END OF FREEDOMS BOTH HERE AND ABROAD BECAUSE OF THE PROHIBITIONIST AND TYRANICAL AUTHORTARIANISM WE SEE SPREADING.,THIS IS NOT JUST A WAR ON DRUGS IT IS A WAR ON FREEDOM OF CHOICE FREEDOM OF RELIGION FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENT INTRUSION INTO THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND THEIR BODIES!!!!!!!! NOT TO MENTION PROPERTY RIGHTS THE RIGHT HAVE PRIVATE DEBTS AND THE RIGHT TO BARTER AND TRADE THE TAXATION OF INCOME THE TAXATION OF LAND, HOMES, CARS,BUISNESSES, FOOD, MEDICINE, WATER!! AND ANY THING OF VALUE IS THREATENED BY ASSET FORFEITURE IF YOU DO NOT PAY THEM THEIR DUE TAXES!!!!! WHEN ARE THE PEOPLE DUE TO RECIEVE THE RIGHT TO OWN OUTRIGHT THEIR INCOME MR. PRESIDENT!? HOW ABOUT WE START THERE!! WHEN THE GOVERNMENT TAKES THE MILLSTONE AWAY AND THE MILL AND THE PLANTS AND THE WATERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL ANY ONE? AAANYYY ONE! NOTICE!!??? THEY MIGHT LEAGALIZE AFTER THEY ABOLISH MONEY AND YOU CANNOT BUY ANY THING WITHOUT THE NEW MONEY CARD OR CHIP., THEY MIGHT PUT ONE IN YOUR KIDS ARM AT SCHOOL NEXT YEAR., FROM THE GOVERNMENT APPROOVED LOCATIONS INCLUDING MEDICINES AND FOOD, IF YOU WANT TO GROW WEED THEN MAYBEY.,BUT AS LONG AS WEED GROWS FOR FREE AND YOU CAN SCREW UNCLE SAM OUT OF HIS PROFIT FORGIT IT KIDS!

Nola Jean

Mar 27 2009, 12:24 am

are day is coming 420

anonymous

Mar 27 2009, 12:12 am

OFF TOPIC

cannabis Culture magazine to cease print publication on line edtion only now

apothead...

Mar 27 2009, 12:08 am

this is so stupid fuck obama you could tax the fuck out of weed and it would help us get out of the recession and im stating the obvious here but apparently its not so obvious alcohol and tobacco kill... weed doesnt legalize it

P-Towns Finest

Mar 27 2009, 12:05 am

Ok, Obama is a liar, just like any politician. However, this was held before the events on the Mexican border. While I am sickend by the fact that innocent people are now in the crossfire, this may be one of the best things to happen for the cause. America is finally seeing how real this is actually getting. We legalize and domesticate, we cut off demand and business of illegal drug smugglers. America is giving power to these latin modern day Al Copone's. History is repeating itself. It is getting out of hand, it needs to stop now. IGNORANCE IS OUR SCHEDULE ONE!!!!

nick

Mar 27 2009, 12:04 am

It's funny when President Obama mentions legalizing marijuana, everyone instinctively laughs. It's time to recognize the potential of America's number one cash crop. Get serious people.

HU210

Mar 26 2009, 11:51 pm

Lets bury the whitehouse mailroom.
This weeks theme:

Can ya hear me now?

Ha Ha No --legal weed-- No Second Term.- Ha ha

Put that on your postcard or on the backside of the envelope with your letter.

Send at least 2 this week. Do it now!

President O-bummer
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
washington, D. C. 20500

Legaljuana33

Mar 26 2009, 11:47 pm

just when i thought there was no one out there hated more by the stoner population than the infamous mass cop, this motherfucker decides that it is no longer a time for change but a time to laugh at all the deceived, heartbroken citizens of America who took the time to vote for the question in the first place. it makes me sick to my stomach to see how a few months in office has completely gotten to this bastard's head. fuck him. see if his ass gets re-elected in 4.. i'd punch the fuck out of him if i had the chance

AazzTunah

Mar 26 2009, 11:45 pm

It saddens me to see Obama speak so flippantly about a something that is so
important to many Americans. I understand he prefers smoking tobacco - his drug
of choice. In my mind's eye, I can see him in a quiet corner someplace, puffing
away and maybe hoping no one will notice.
Obama is wrong about marijuana, just as he is wrong about tobacco. In the coming weeks and months, it falls to us to show him, educate him, about how wrong he is.
Obama has said that that the main reason he succeeds, is through persistance.
I say let persistance also be our motivation - to finally bring an end to Marijuana
Pohibition!

Dante`

Mar 26 2009, 11:36 pm

everyone send them more emails, i did heres mine. www.change.gov only we can change the laws, they'll have to listen eventually

Congratulations on Ignoreing 3.5 million people's Right to Legalize Marijuana.
Currently Tobacco and Alcohol are legal and these are proven killers of people every single day yet they are taxed, and legal and sell.

Just think what would happen if Marjiuana was legal.
Forget the propaganda that its a gateway drug, and it will harm our youth, ITS WRONG.

Kids start drinking and smoking at 9, 10, 11, its proven fact, i know i did it.

Also my life was ruined from 2 simple possesion charges for less than a joint both times, Decrimlization is the least you could do then maybe i could get a decent job somewhere.

The Price of it would drop but the Tax provided by YOU the government ( we the people change the laws, You the leaders are supposed to listen to US THE MAJORITY),

would bring in the REVENUE e.g 50-100 tax per oz and lower the price of the product, therefore generating massive stimulus for the Economy as a whole.

MJ will also not harm people like alcohol and tobacco does MJ will not kill anyone it heal people mentally without the help of chemically made phamacuticals that Giant corps. push and sell and advertise them and they cause more side effects, harm, death, than any natural substance would.

Clearly you havent thought this through you should research Cannabacace.

I am a (white) 25 yr old man and can't get a job or driver's liscence because of the system. there is no public transportation where i live, in the middle of no where, there are no jobs within 30miles.

Dont think i havent tried. I am very motivated individual and will not stop untill the ignorance ends, Listen to ron paul for a real change.

You are just being more racist by locking up more Non violent black drug offenders, congratz

goodap0llo

Mar 26 2009, 11:30 pm

idk wtf people were thinking when they thought he'd legalize it. i mean really?!

John Galt

Mar 26 2009, 11:23 pm

Fuck you, Obama. You lying scum.

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

No better than the rest of those elitist bastards.

And just for good measure, fuck you too, mass cop.

Figures

Mar 26 2009, 11:19 pm

How did i know this would happen? He only said he was for ending MMJ raids in states where law allows. He never said he was for Legalization, Ron Paul did.

Vote Ron Paul 2012
( If hes' alive still)

suka

Mar 26 2009, 10:55 pm

everyone who smiled in the back has taken a bong hit or two in their life fur sure. look at those big ass smiles haha

anonymous

Mar 26 2009, 10:42 pm

This should not surprise anyone. Obama is just another politician who only knows how to take big cash from big pharm companies. He is no different than any other "turn coat" politician.

There will be no change. It's time for the American citizen to wise-up and stop believing what these filthy politicians say. They will say anything to get elected. Like I have been saying for years, if the American people want MJ legal, then it will take the American people to do it, even if that means they will have to fight for it!!!

Wise-up America!!!

Follow Jesus

Mar 26 2009, 10:38 pm

No maybe it won't help grow our economy but it sure could help stop the violence in our county and in mexico. It would be good if the government would stop treating millions of Americans like criminals.

GanjaDave

Mar 26 2009, 10:34 pm

Fuck it, it's legal to me I mean if you use common sense on when/where u smoke you wont get caught.

420

Mar 26 2009, 10:14 pm

nice job laughing in millions of peoples faces to please the ignorant people sitting behind you...havent u hit the bong once or twice yourself sir?..cool

...

Mar 26 2009, 10:05 pm

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Mike

Mar 26 2009, 9:59 pm

We need to me hear we all need to get up and show these people we mean business! No seriously its easy to look at a computer screen and go " oh 3.5 million people asked this question" and then laugh about it! I wanna see everyone so how end up at the white house then 3.5 online "people" looks alot different come on people stand up!

anonymous

Mar 26 2009, 9:58 pm

I only got one thing to say. Mid-terms Motherfucker.

Ya wanna act like Ronald Regan. Then we are gonna give ya Republicans in 2010 to deal with Motherfucker.

cartman67

Mar 26 2009, 9:49 pm

This thread is getting pretty nasty and racist--I thought this was High Times not Free Republic. All politicians follow the people, so the thing to do is keep the pushing for legalization and win supporters (which is now happening). The fact that Obama will even address the issue (something the coke-snorting Bush never did) is at least some progress.

anonymous

Mar 26 2009, 9:41 pm

That bullshit online or not those 3 millions people are PEOPLE!! 3 million people sat down and made that question top of the list and you laugh directly into our faces! the point of that online shit was for you to hear what we have to say. and you promised..you wack obama remember your no stranger to the bong.

anonymous

Mar 26 2009, 9:36 pm

he just needed "us" the people to get him into the white house. But as you see it, once your in that top spot, how cares what we think.."us" people were just an means to an end. and now its the end...fucking lier legalize!! your be the greatest man in history!

EXTACY

Mar 26 2009, 9:30 pm

EAT ME

dro

Mar 26 2009, 9:18 pm

What's so funny Mr. Obama? Is it funny that drug cartels are filling the morgues with innocent civilians in Mexico and the United States? Is it funny that millions of hard working law abiding Americans all have criminal records now for simple possession of marijuana? Is it funny that we waste over 10 billion dollars a year fighting marijuana? Is it funny that Forbes magazine has added a new billionaire to their list and he is a drug cartel leader? Is it funny that Marijuana is easier to purchase than alcohol. Is it funny that WE THE PEOPLE want the legalization of Marijuana?

What the FUCK is so funny?

WE THE PEOPLE, Not you the Government!!!

haha

Mar 26 2009, 9:13 pm

now thats some funny shit huh Obama.. your so cool.. or not. lets show this ignorant fuck how funny it really is.. put in work boys put in work lets get this shit a rollin and run it right over Obama till pot smokers and can smoke in peace. time to give Obama a double dosage and hit him up twice as hard.. there is no getting around it Obama laugh all you want you think you run this country but in fact this is the peoples country wake up.

Boycott Kelloggs

Mar 26 2009, 9:11 pm

According to some, the marijuana lobby hijacked the White House website.

http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/will-obama-cave.html

anonymous

Mar 26 2009, 8:50 pm

The reason politicians dismiss legalization so quickly is because 'our' government has invested HUNDREDS of BILLIONS of dollars, from taxpayers I might add, on their 'War On Drugs' (which disproportionally focuses on weed). For them to 'give up' now would be admitting not only defeat, but that *gasp* they were wrong the whole time. Regardless of scientific data, with big tobacco and big alcohol donating to their cause (and a definite lack of 'lobbying' (buying off) from anyone who makes a living from ganja) why would they stop?

ALEX JONES

Mar 26 2009, 8:41 pm

I told you he was a puppet folks...WAKE UP OR WACO..I guess you are all ASLEEP...CHANGE WE CAN BELEIVE IN MY ASS

By the way check out infowars.com or prisonplanet.tv

HU210

Mar 26 2009, 8:25 pm

Calm down hell
Whats needed is more OUTRAGE!!!!!
Take to the streets with pitchforks, tar and feathers is more like it.
You know like the AIG bonus OUTRAGE-eh?

That feeling HT reading and posting Obamaites are experiencing deep down in their guts is BETRAYAL

Man, a Med clnic raid and this. All in the same day.

Like Bill Hicks said: Piece of shit-walk away!

anonymous

Mar 26 2009, 8:16 pm

you dont know what that says about your online audience? this "audience" you speak of are the people of this country! they put you in the position that you are in now. I would think twice next time before mocking an important question your "audience" asks you and put a little thought into it perhaps ass hole.

KINGD

Mar 26 2009, 8:15 pm

I agree with most of Obama's policys he's trying to get passed..But to laugh @ the MILLIONS of pot heads out there who voted 4 him hoping 4 change.. Is in anycase.. DUMB!! I believe that cannabis is not what they call a "DRUG" It is 100% natural.. It is not cooked or cut or nothing.. It is dried out then smoked.. It is an herb.. Alcohol used 2 be illeagal.. 'til they figured out how to tax it.. It is a bunch of BULLSHIT!! I thought we had the right to life, liberty N tha persuit of happiness.. Well.. Smoking pot makes me happy.. So they are impeading one of my constitutional rights..

HU210

Mar 26 2009, 8:03 pm

Ron Paul is gonna be on CNN this hour No Bull No Bias RE: Legalizing.

U.S. Marshal dead. Why do you think they call it WAR!!!

Mar 26 2009, 8:00 pm

This is unbelieveable! He just laughed it off and then insulted us! Fuck him he is a hypocrite. Mexico just bought Black Hawk Helicopters from the U.S. to fight the cartels. He made it very clear he isn't going to legalize. I'm just gonna keep buying and keep supporting the Cartels because there really isn't a change we can believe in. Peace and pot.
-G

GF MONEY

Mar 26 2009, 7:57 pm

Luis is right we will prevail......eventually.Just be patient. I didn't see a dam thing funny.

kurt

Mar 26 2009, 7:56 pm

you guys need to just calm down..weve had a lot of victory's in the last few months , decriminalization in mass talk about medicinal mj in a few other states...just because obama said no on national legalization doesnt mean a thing...hes not gunna risk that kind of negative exposure when hes trying to push his 3 trillion budget with the public....just keep bombarding his online section...keep the pressure on

anonymous

Mar 26 2009, 7:54 pm

Ha ha ha ha ha . Look at that bozo with the bat wing ears and purple lips. He's the next 1 term president. Ha ha ha ha

GF MONEY

Mar 26 2009, 7:52 pm

Luis is right we will prevail......eventually.Just be patient

jim r

Mar 26 2009, 7:43 pm

just think about it people, he didn't just let us down, but he also let down all the good heads of this planet. peace

karma smoke

Mar 26 2009, 7:36 pm

i spent all fucking night compising questions in almost all the subjects about legalizing marijuana . especially in budget, financial stability, small business. any i got so fucking pissed off seeing him crack a joke and having that whole crowd of people laugh and clap at the issue. thats like laughing in our fucking faces. i dont like to be disrespected like that. next time this comes up , im goin to ask twice as many questions and vote twice as many times. WE ALL NEED TO BE FUCKING HEARD. NO MORE BULLSHIT!

Reality Check

Mar 26 2009, 7:21 pm

Well well, imagine that .

perfectgrim

Mar 26 2009, 7:17 pm

ok guys and gals lets as previously said think

we let the drug war in mexico build for abit, let more people die, let some white picket fence family get brutally murdered. then all the idiots say ZOMG what do we do? then politicians knowing they cant win this war as it cant ever be won say in order to save lives and prevent this new terrorism we are going to legalize pot. the war in mexico is probably our strongest effort to get pot legalized because people panic when they are scared of dieing this causes politicians to get the "hero" vote by legalizing it and keep media focus on how the violence has stopped blah blah blah........dont grow your own, continue buying, fueling this war as horrible as it sounds is probably our strongest way to get people to reset their brain washes.

Luis from Puerto Rico

Mar 26 2009, 7:13 pm

"Calm down" speaked the words straight out of my head. Just BE PATIENT. Marihuana WILL be legalized, even Friedman agrees to it. There's too many cons to the illegal marihuana, and, as "Calm Down" said, it will receive its spotlight some time. Just stay chill, that's what we're good at.
Obama couldn't talk to open about legalizing marihuana, though, that would make his approvacy rating loose a few points which he needs if he wants to run a non partisan government.

President Barack Hussein Obama

Mar 26 2009, 7:10 pm

Thanks for the votes, guys. I couldn't have done it without you. I promise it will be legalized in 2013. Vote Obama 2012.

too many irons in the fire

Mar 26 2009, 7:06 pm

Obama certainly has his hands full,and I see that they busted a meds clinic in S.F. They are definitely watching them and if they screw up and someone sells to the wrong person,they are going too pop them. And if they bust too many,the policy may change back. If I was running a clinic,I would be running it by the book and praying for no more people in the clinic
business selling to an informant without a script or an undercover narc. I think if we want pot legal we will have too
petition for it. And don't think that he,and the people we are
wrestling with didn't notice that it was one of the most asked questions. But he did piss me off,acting like it was a joke. Maybe he won't laugh so hard if we can get a few million signatures on a petition.

Massachusetts Cop

Mar 26 2009, 7:05 pm

Smartest thing I heard him say since he was elected.

dro

Mar 26 2009, 6:48 pm

COWARD!!! CHANGE MY FUCKIN ASS!!! NOTHING BUT FUCKIN WORDS!!!

INSULTING OUR INTELLIGENCE, YET PROFESSIONALS ALLOVER HAVE TO HIDE THE FACT THAT THEY SMOKE ON THEIR FREE TIME FROM BANKERS, LAWYERS, TRUCKDRIVERS, ACCOUNTANTS TOO TEACHERS ETC. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROFESSIONS IN WHICH I KNOW PEOPLE PERSONALLY WHO MUST BE AFRAID OF THE NEXT RANDOM DRUG TEST OR BE AFRAID OF OBTAINING A CRIMINAL RECORD IN WHICH THE WOR4ST THING THEY'VE DONE WAS A SPEEDING TICKET.

FUCK THE GOVERNMENT!!! FUCK THE dea!!! FUCK OBAMA!!!

And

Mar 26 2009, 6:46 pm

April 1 is plant day. And we plant everywhere. Anyone in DC
feeling adventurous? A few in the whitehouse garden would be
nice. But would settle for one in Lincoln's lap.

Dr. Root

Mar 26 2009, 6:40 pm

Hey yall

Obama is not who he says he is.

Google "The Obama Deception"

calm down

Mar 26 2009, 6:37 pm

This is why marijuana advocates don't get respect, because people like us jump the gun and start saying stupid shit, and think that if we do nothing something will happen. Fuck POT HEADS. I love weed, but seriously get off your ass and try to do something about it. The reason Obama isn't talking about it now is because he wants to get his other agenda's passed before he pisses off other people, its only a few months into his term, of course he isn't going to do shit about it, but once he reads into economics and this mexican drug war happens, legalization will get the spotlight it needs. All you people need to actually think, learn some things and help out the cause instead of just shouting shit. If you really want something done about it, start emailing congressmen and representatives, go to rallies, stop being apathetic morons who portray the pothead stereotype. Common sense.

anonymous

Mar 26 2009, 6:36 pm

wow fuck that audience

wow

Mar 26 2009, 6:34 pm

idk whats wrong with this country. no one who wants to legalize weed will ever get close to being president. they will never let it happen

Supporter

Mar 26 2009, 6:33 pm

He needs to try and intellegentlly defend why he feels that alcohol & tobacco are still legal and be in favor of keeping alcohol & tobacco legal when there is an organization specificly formed to treat the alcoholism desease called AA. He mentioned Tueday night that he likes to know what he is talking about before he speaks…. I would be very curious on his knowledge of the cannibas plant and its potential uses and why he felt to dismiss and ignore the positives of regulating it, but so quickly to condem it??? How can he logically and intellegently be in favor of keeping such a destructive product like alcohol & tobacco legal when they have NO health benefits and only increase the reasons why health insurance is so high and difficult to get for people who use them!? At least Marijuana/Cannabis/Hemp has shown to be beneficial economicly, medically and environmentally.

He also mentioned that he is a true believer in persistance on Tuesday night…. He must realize that just as determined as our ancestorial anti-prohibition supporters were in the past to get prohibition over-turned and still continue to do everything in their power to attain alcohol, that history is destined to repeat itself when you ingnore it and not deal with the issue intellegently.

Instead of spending bilions/trillions on fighting an endless “war” that was created by the government in the first place when they impossed a law that infringes on a persons individual liberty and trying to enforce it. They could easily and simply put regulations in place and actually reverse all that wasteful spending of tax payers money into generating revenue for the economy.

THE ECONOMY??!!

Mar 26 2009, 6:31 pm

THAT'S THE BEST QUESTION WE HAVE?

Who cares about the economy... It is what it is!

We want legalization of marijuana!!!

Before we start a RIOT!

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!!! WE ARE TIRED OF BEATING AROUND THE BUSH!

We all have guns and citizens of this nation! More than the DEA, plus cartel, and terrorist!

CANNABIS ACTIVIST... We don't break the laws.. We don't kill.. we like to get HIGH!

MR. Obama..

The people that you laughed at and srugged and said who are these people online with this stupid question.. that was probably the most IMPORTANT ONE OF ALL NITE!

WE WATCHED YOU ON TV... YOUR SPEAL ABOUT YOUR GOALS WHILE IN OFFICE! LIKE EVERY OTHER SPEECH! HOPING IT WAS GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT AMERICA FEELS MORE EMOTIONAl TO THE MOST!

THE PEOPLE ARE WHO YOU LEFT DOWN MR OBAMA! I DIDN"T VOTE FOR YOU AND I KNOW WHY!

YOUR OUTBURST ABOUT CHALLENGED PEOPLE AND NOW CANCER< AID< ETC

HOPE AND CHANGE! nuthin but words to me

kevin

Mar 26 2009, 6:08 pm

I told you all to vote for ron paul but no you wanted this sack of shit!!

Mar 26 2009, 5:55 pm

fuck you obama and why not?? he needs to stfu and get to work

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