Ironic kudos to Political Rhetoric graduate student ‘Steve’ from the University of Maryland for asking President Obama last Friday a spot on and searing rhetorical question from the Millennial generation about our country’s need to end the nation’s longest war…the failed war on some drugs.
Steve gets it. The audience gets it. According to all polling, in excess of 90% of U.S. citizens broadly believe the ‘war on drugs’ is a failure (75% support medical access to cannabis. 73% support decriminalizing adult possession for cannabis; and 46% support cannabis legalization outright).
When will the two major political parties and presidents—like Obama—get it?
According to polling last week, President Obama is quickly falling out of favor with the Millennial generation that helped sweep him to power in 2008. Lest President Obama forget who brought him to the dance, he might want to look at the clear discontent—across all party lines—with the way the federal government has been conducting drug warring, notably its full-throat perpetuation of antiquated and tax-draining Cannabis Prohibition policies. 
Instead, he should deliver a clear message for supporting a system of legally controlling cannabis, rather than deny economic reality, waste taxpayers’ money and constantly face embarrassing questions about a failed public policy that has long festered in the public’s mind.
President Obama should endorse a ‘drug peace’ where cannabis is legally controlled like alcohol products; patients can access a safe and non-toxic naturally occurring medicine; and farmers, entrepreneurs and consumers in America can benefit from industrial hemp production.
President Obama, NORML and tens of millions of cannabis consumers and lovers of liberty ask you not to re-commit us to war against ‘weed’, but, instead, to re-think the leaf.
By David Edwards of Raw Story
President Barack Obama said Friday that the U.S. would not be ending its war on drugs under his watch.
“Much is being asked of our generation,” a doctoral student named Steve told the president at a town hall event in Maryland. “So, when are our economic perspectives going to be addressed? For example, when is the war on drugs in society going to be abandoned and be replaced by a more sophisticated and cost effective program of rehabilitation such as the one in Portugal?”
“I have stated repeatedly — and it’s actually reflected in our most recent statement by our office of drug policy — that we need to have an approach that emphasizes prevention, treatment, a public health model for reducing drug use in our country,” Obama said. “We’ve got to put more resources into that. We can’t simply focus on interdiction because, frankly, no matter how good of a job we’re doing when it comes to an interdiction approach, if there is high demand in this country for drugs, we are going to continue to see not only drug use but also the violence associated with the drug trade.”
After several minutes of explaining U.S. efforts to help Mexico fight transnational drug dealers, the president got to the point.
“Just to make sure that I’m actually answering your question, am I willing to pursue a decriminalization strategy as an approach? No.”
“But I am willing to make sure that we’re putting more resources on the treatment and prevention side,” Obama added.
Watch the video from MSNBC, broadcast July 22, 2011 here.
That sucks.
Thing is; the president and his officials feed off of embarrassing questions and spending taxpaters’ money. Therefore, they will have no problem denying economic reality. They enjoy our disappointment.
This Obama guy is no progressive, he doesn’t care about us regular folk.
I didn’t drink the Obama Kool-Aid so I haven’t been surprised. On election day I literally held my nose as I voted for him. But for him to so chavelierly (sp?) shrug off pot law reform is just a kick to the crotch.
Our president just doesn’t get it. The demand is based more on for medical usage as more people are discovering it works better than most prescriptions out on the market today without toxicification effects as does the pharmaceutical drugs have. Why not just ban ALL pharmaceuticals also; they are more toxic than cannabis ever will be? Should our country end the prohibition on Cannabis and regulate plus tax it as it does with alcohol for adults, cannot you see that would practically put a halt to what keeps getting ‘smuggled’ in from across the borders? I honestly cannot understand the presidential viewpoint or where it is coming from to so blatantly say ‘no’ to legalizing this when polls across the entire country, several studies, documented proof that in which disputes everything our government has forced us to believe about it for so many years have shown and the majority of Americans approve of decriminalization & legalization of this. The flip-side of his weak argument thinking it would ‘increase demand’ can also be argued just as articulately as that it would ‘decrease demand’ since the main ‘attraction’ is no longer there, (that attraction is just the temptation saying, ‘I’m illegal and dare you to use’ that is present for everyone instead of just minors, the minors would be far easier to control, since there are less of them than are in the entire population of America! This way every adult can join forces to help control usage of it by minors), so the analogy he spoke in the video is not a good enough argument anymore and very weak at best and may only work for only those who do not do the necessary research to get the right answers and understanding about Cannabis.
did you expect any other answer? vote ron paul 2012
doesnt surprise me one bit, didnt he say he was opposed to ending the war on drugs before you all elected him? if you really want this stupidity to end, back Ron Paul. he is the only candidate who has said they will end the war on drugs and has introduced legislation to repeal it. Stop listening to whatever candidates tell you, they do that so they can get your votes, if you want to know the truth about them look at their voting record!!
What about freedom and personal choices? when r we going to b responsible for our selves im so tired of the government telling me whats right for me if i have a question i will come to u i would not like to b forced into paying thousands for rehabilitaion that i was not seeking i would like to deal w my life when and how i choose when and how im ready i wish there was a rehabiliitation center for polititionsto they need to see and understand why they do what it is that they do
I’m extremely curious why such a popular thing like MJ can be taken from the majority of Americans who want it for medicine and to replace their Beer and other vices. Limp wrist Americans, that’s what the whole world is calling us. Idiots, that’s the favorite word of Europeans to describe Americans. And folks these are friendlies to us but who could blame them. Venezuela, sounds like a nice country to live in for pot smokers. Let’s go there and leave this embarrassing government to itself.
No DECRIMINALIZATION, no vote for OBAMA in 2012. Yes Mr. President you supported the local drug dealers when you were younger and got away with it. Now the shoe is on the other foot foe re-election and want to use MARIJUANA PROHIBITION as a crutch to show the 21ST CENTURY INQUISITORS that you are not soft on drugs as the rest of Congress who are on the PROHIBITIONISTS side. Lets not forget the other two presidents who toked. Sounds like the same old song and dance mentality. Federal law this, Federal law that, what happened to the will of the people when they voted for changes on marijuana policy in their states for the better? As the tide is turning for the NEW GREEN INDUSTRY that is the real change for America, we get slapped in the face with MARIJUANA PROHIBITION and a POLICE STATE on enforcement of marijuana laws. No matter how you flip the coin, no heads, no tails but the coin always lands on the edge perfectly balanced for FEDERALISM, THE DEA and the FDA. As for now lets see what gets going here in Indiana later on in the week to help change the marijuana legislation in our state for the better. Will there be FEDERALISM BLACKMAIL?
When it comes to politics why are we always given the choice between a bad choice and a worse choice? I will not be voting for either the Democrats or Republicans in the upcoming elections.
Like I said before, this will come down to State by State, One by One Via Ballot votes. 2012 is more important than ever before. Any State that has a chance to pass Medical Marijuana or legalize Marijuana should be on the Ballots for 2012. Florida will pass Medical Marijuana if it is put on the Ballot. If Florida is not put on the Ballots, then a great opportunity will have been lost. Florida has the 4th largest population in America. Hardly worth walking away from, when 57% of all voters have already said they would vote for Medical Marijuana if it were on the Ballot—-and this is without a campaign on the ground here for Medical Marijuana. Theses numbers would soar above 60% in 2012 if a ground campaign were to be put in place. Those who say Florida is not worth the time—-are wrong. Florida for Medical Marijuana 2012—- YOUR REAL POWER is in the LARGE NUMBERS!!! What other LARGE POPULATION STATE do you have to choose from??? TEXAS!!!!????? GET REAL!!! Like that would happen. FLORIDA——DON’T MISS IT—2012!!!
Fuck Obama! Because of him, I will never vote in another national election!
This video was good, of course it addresses drugs as a whole, we need to get the debate back to a focus on Marijuana, the rest will come. Although his answer will be similar we can see exactly how he feels about that specifically. Perhaps get an explanation on why he has reversed his position on medical states. I am glad we are working on the whole war, but if we lose focus the drug we actual need to better us Cannabis may stay left in the dark.
Thats the problem with this president.
now after his 3/2009 speach in favor of states rights for medical marijuana law, he shifts in a new direction on this why? it doesn’t matter anymore, he’s done. anyone who can stand in front of me and saids onethinng one year and reverse his intent the next. is not a president worth my vote. he is the rhetoric-master and thats all he is, a great talker. the man stands for what? i don’t know anymore. Obama could have left a lasting legacy by fulfilling that 1 promise. the issue of marijuana and this war on drugs. the answer to the question politics. he’s a dam politician unworthy of my consideration for 2012 i have to go with someone who will change these draconian marijuan/hemp laws, it’s time america. i for one am not setteling for anything less than a chance of some change’s in 2012. lets legalize marijuana. it wont happen with Obama folks, he’s got to go.
Fuck him, fuck Ron Paul, fuck the system.
Change? Obviously not. Make your own change.
OR YOU CAN KEEP WASTING YOUR TIME IN STATES LIKE NORTH DAKOTA who have a total State POPULATION that’s smaller than a single County in Florida. Once enough LARGE States join, the rest will follow. Another State that should not be missed in 2012 would be MINNESOTA!!! They have already decriminalized marijuana in their State. I think a Medical Marijuana Ballot would pass there hands down in 2012.
I’m disgusted as are 90 % of my generation (X’rs) What is worse is The Religious Reich that’s the moral backing for the tobacco lobbyist.How in the hell can we ever expect to win this fight when all they have to do is keep the money flowing in the name of The War on Drugs, They are nothing but modern day thugs, with the appearance of wholesome
moral citizens of the nation, B.S.!!!! Everyone needs to Wake Up!!!
Take Responsibility for the lost time/years wasting fighting and controlling the people, is this truly a FREE country, think again, were
any of Obama’s Black Founding Father’s of the Civill Rights movement truly FREE, Hell No they were not!!! more lies and deception from a RACIST House of Rep’s and white washed Capitol Hill. and YES euro folks call us Idiot’s as 80 % on the International Community, what a disgrace America has become, for Old & Young, I’m not proud at all,
I’m offended at what we call democracy and liberty. in Plain Words
B.S.!!!!!!
I think we need to find another left wing candidate for 2012. I can’t see myself ever voting for Ron Paul, because legalization is the only thing I agree with him. Just about everything else he says scares me to death.
Heard it again on tv. Ending prohibition talk from any pol is political suicide. WELL EVERYBODY let’s get out and vote for any pol that is well intenioned to not only talk but also walk for ending prohibition. And let’s make it political suicide to support the drug war. Cause they do listen to and anwser the vote.
The president and the politicians get it, unfortunately a large part of the US populace doesn’t. It doesn’t matter what we the people want anymore. It’s all about keeping the big corporations happy. Big pharma and big alcohol are spending a lot of money to keep marijuana illegal because legalizing it is not profitable for them. If we truly want to change things we need to get the big corporations out of our government. Until we do all the scientific research/evidence and the desire of the people will just continue to be ignored. We the people no longer control the government, special interests lobbyists who line the politicians pockets do.
Ron Paul could have saved us all..
If MJ is legal. Dea would dry up and disintigrate like a white dog turd at winters end. Cops would have to work harder instead of easy pickins MJ busts. Oh my goodness prison guards might go into healthcare for non-violent drug users. BUT no more witch burning? The sick bastards could not live without it ; from the president to the cops.They have to have their modern day torture to get their tiny rocks off. Sad
So, if Obama is re-elected, the next chance to end cannabis prohibition will be 2016!!!
I would have to agree with Lynn no they don’t get it. You legalize or decriminalize marijuana then it wouldn’t be smuggled from mexico and less killing, duh. Sometiems I wonder if the president or government listens to the people as stated here 73% of american people support decriminalizing adult possession for cannabis. Or is that it? Maybe the lawmakers make more money for thereselves by keeping it illegal, ie. pay offs, church, drug companies etc. Could it be they make money or get certain favors from these and other groups?? Remeber Iran Contra with Mr. North taking the fall. Hmm seems there were drugs and guns involved in those dealings but only one person knew about it?? Sure.
Vote for Ron Paul
what a joke….”Yes we can”…RON PAUL HAS PUSHED FOR STATES RIGHTS AND ENDING THIS PHONY WAR ON DRUGS!!!…2012!
He didn’t get my vote when he got elected the first time, and definately won’t in 12, as an adult who has served my country I feel I should have the right to smoke a little weed when I want, and I will continue to do so regardless of whether it is legal or illegal, they should get the idea since most states now treat small quantities as a parking ticket. How many courts are over run with minor possession cases, save the courts time and money, create jobs, and help those that need cannibis for medicinal reasons get with the times, you saw how well prohobition worked…
Potus Does not believe in legalization.
I Do not believe in a second term for Obama!
Case closed. RON PAUL 2012.
We need a president that has the balls to say no to special interest groups, DEA, lobbyist for alcohol and big pharma and to do what we the people want and need. VOTE RON PAUL 2012
What about marijuana decriminalization has changed since 2004, Mr. President Obama? Not acceptable.
turns out Obama is not only a liar he is a stupid liar we as free a Americans should not BE PUT IN PRISON FOR A PLANT
cut the strings not the puppet
turns out Obama is not only a liar he is also a stupid liar we as free Americans should not be PUT IN PRISON for a plant. the hell with Mexico
2012 is a Presidential year, the voters will be out in mass numbers—-and the mass numbers say they support Medical marijuana. Next Mass numbers voter turn out elections—2016……………2012 is upon us—the time is NOW!!! Every State possible!!!
Wow I really at one point thought that Obama was the right man for the job and we would actually see some progressive changes in congress that reflect the wishes of the people. Instead we have a bunch of ancient morons pissing and moaning and arguing and getting nothing done, just like always. The only chance our country has of making changes for the better is to vote Ron Paul into office next year. He is a voice of reason in a crowd off imbecils and actually wants things to go down the right way. Without payoffs and scandals under the table and all the other swindling bamboozling that comes along with political prowess. Anyways its obvious that we have to let the old ass idiots die off before any of us north of half a brain can change the way things are run in this godforsaken country.
2012—20 NEW Medical Marijuana STATES on the Ballots—10 WINS 10 LOSSES = Half of the USA States with Medical Marijuana. If those States are big States—then that will be more than half of America per POPULATION size. Minnesota– Florida– Pennsylvania– NEW YORK– INDIANA– ILLINOIS– GEORGIA– NORTH CAROLINA– MISSISSIPPI– OHIO—– Connecticut– That’s over 10 States right their that would likely pass Medical Marijuana Ballots if they were out their for them to vote on in 2012.
Just more of the same blah, blah, blah we’ve been hearing for many decades… We the american tax payer need to vote these damn politicians out of office. It’s the same concept when it comes to fighting all of these bullshit wars around the world… These stupid, greedy politicians don’t listen to the american people when we say we are done with all this damn war! Bring home the troops NOW not another 10 years from now! Vote for Dr. Ron Paul for president in 2012!!!! I am ashamed of the the things ging on in our country and the things we are responsible for around the world.
Im not American but ive looked up this Ron Paul guy and he seems to talk the talk but will he still feel the same when he is elected ?
They should legalize bud!!!, and we would save so much more money!!, because medical marijuana cures and prevents so many different diseases. There would be less of a damand for chemically made pills. ITS RIDICULOUS Because They have millions of different pills just to help with different symptoms when one plant can help with many of people’s symptoms, THE REASON WHY THE GOVERNMENT DOSNT LEGALIZE IS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR MAKING TOO MUCH MONEY ON US, ESPECIALLY THE IDIOTS THAT GET ADDICTED TO PILLS!! THE GOVERNMENT IS SECRETLY LIEING TO ITS NATION!!! ITS NOT OBAMA’S FAULT, IT’S THE SHITTY CONGRESS WE HAVE. YOU ARE THE ONE’S WHO ARE THE BALL LICKERS!!! ;D ,…… SUPPORT NORMAL!
What is the answer to this stupid failed drug war? A war on his own people. Obama can’t win in 2012. He just can’t. If he does I’ll give up my citizenship and move to???? No not really but this nonsense is so frustrating I could just cry.
I agree with post 11, however I will vote for Ron Paul, the problem is he will not get nominated. I will still submit his name as a write in candidate. If we all do maybe they will get it. What a shame.
THE REASON WE HAVE PRESIDENT’S IS SO WHEN SHIT HITS THE FAN, CONGRESS HAS SOMEONE TO POINT THE FINGER AT, VOTEING AND PRESIDENT’S IS ALL BS. THEIR JUST A COVER UP TO MAKE US FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SOME KINDA CONTROL. REALY CONGRESS HAS TOTAL CONTROL AND WE AS PEOPLE SHOULD STEP UP AND SAY FUCK EM ALL!! WE AS PEOPLE SHOULD ALL BE EQUAL, LETS QUIT THIS FALLOW THE LEADER/DUCK,DUCK,GOOSE CHASE AND LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST MAKE THAT MONEY AND PASS THAT BLUNT!!
They don’t want the pharmaceutical companies to lose out on money because MJ is better than a lot of prescriptions out there. they don’t care about the public they just want our money.
Ron Pual Sounds better everyday..
Well, to be fair I’ve supported President Obama since the start, and I still like him as a president but he needs to stop lying in the middle of the road cause he’s just getting run over by every political truck there is.
I thought he was on the right track when the white house announced they wouldn’t be enforcing federal law on states that have decriminalized and all that a while back. But now things are just going backwards.
Even if he doesn’t get behind decriminalization he could still do the right thing and help our government recognize States Rights supercede federal law in many ways and leave it to individual States to decide what their citizens want, one way or the other.
President Obama, take a page from our previous leader and enter ‘decider’ mode and get some stuff done.
The president knows exactly what all the fuss is about. He’s no dummy. He knows he can’t decriminalize or legalize due to the real “powers that be”. The lobbyist. You think Tylenol and affiliate companies will allow this? I tell you what, if they legalize, I will never take another Motrin.
Vote him out! Vote out anyone who does not support the end of the prohibiton of marijuana. You are not being represented by these closed minded, Puritan thinking politicians. All they care about is taking your money, and oppressing you.
What do any of you expect? The guy came from the most politically corrupt state in the country. Two of their last governors and countless other politicians are all serving time at the Graybar Hotel. Many more SHOULD be, but have their skeletons tucked far in the back of the closet. I laughed in 2008 at all the Kool-Aid drinking Obamazombies then, and do so with even more vigor now that the spell is being lifted.
and it’s actually reflected in our most recent statement by our office of drug policy — that we need to have an approach that emphasizes prevention, treatment, a public health model for reducing drug use in our country,” Obama said.
i would like to ask where is the prevention methods for alcohol after the age of 21? People need to realize that use of cannabis will go up or stay the same if decriminalized or legalized just like how alcohol consumption went up after it became legal again. People do things because of there morals not because of the laws. laws can be broken with out the one breaking the law to care. maybe because cannabis is not deadly is why its still illegal. people die from alcohol related situations and from alcohol in general or even prescription medication (not from medical marijuana) Maybe if people started to die from cannabis then maybe just maybe the government will say they need to regulate it for the safety of the users.
Since his behavior is inconsistent with his sales job, I re-registered to vote as an independent. They’ll keep doing this until we stop them. It looks like we were sold out by this gang to appease the pharmaceutical industry. Skrew them. They’re no different than the crazy Republicans. None of them seem to believe the people matter anymore. Financially, we don’t. If we change that, we might havea chance.
WTF is wrong with this lame Government? If its for the people by the people then why is it not at least decriminalized since 73% support decriminalizing? Our Government needs to start listening to us!!!
PLEASE Obama, just take a few tokes in Cali. They’ll hook you right up there in Humboldt. Marijuana Deficiency Syndrome is fixable!!
Obama has been a big disappointment on so many issues. I really don’t know which candidate will be worse: one of the likely Republicans, or Obama.
I thought Obama would be somewhat progressive on this and other issues. Instead, he tries to posture as “serious” and tries to be and cater to the authoritarian faction of the center right.
Little Gypsy: Its actually easier to see than one would think. Politicians actually obey a very simple set of rules that I feel can be expressed in a very simple equation. MONEY=POWER If you look at current wealth distribution in the US it is not even surprising how almost all of our current US policies are the way they are. They are policies that favor the rich. In my opinion our entire government, (Especially the Supreme Court as of late) represent only the top 1% of households in America. They have no problems affording prescription drugs, or care that people get locked up for life. They control the money, they control the power. Now, all they have to do is fool the rest of the 99% into conforming. Welcome to current US domestic policy. Once again, this is my opinion on the matter, though the 1% figure I speak of is well documented. Thats why we got to choose between the worst, they don’t represent us at the end of the day. They look like us, they talk like us, but they couldn’t be more disconnected from our lives.
Police, lawyers, social workers, and so on all get paid for keeping canabis a crime.
In business, the alcohol and tobacco industries want it to remain a crime to protect their profits.
Worst of all is the private industry prison system. Its insidious purpose by definition requires ever more citizens be thrown in prison for them to remain a growth industry.
lets take away his beer and cigarrettes, and see how he likes it. Maybe if we took his beer away he woukd sober up and stop blowing our money. 4 billion dollars a day on useless causes.
Yet some crazy people on here will try arguing that Obama will still decriminalize in his second term. This is what you get when you vote for the lessor of two evils, and when you constantly regurgitate the non-truth that a 3rd party vote is a wasted vote.
Obama, you simply need to legalize marijuana. Sometimes we must sacrifice and comprimise to reach our needs. No cuts needed to reach many or all goals. We as a country could use revenue of this herb of many uses. No matter which source prosperity comes,its source is GOD! And he has given an answer,use it……
All Politics Are the same,elections time all the promises,change,marijuana legal bla bla bla,but when the get in office a 180 degree turn,when your gonna lear people,dont trsut politician under no circunstance,sorry my english am not american
He is letting the states decide by letting the issue come to a head. Painful and necessary. “We” shall overcome, but it will be up to “us” not “him”.
The short-sightedness of the American government never ceases to amaze me. This question has been actively asked and denied since the 70’s. We are not asking them to sanction the use of heroine on the streets. We are not asking them to let us smoke in the streets. Don’t they understand that if you make marijuana legal, there won’t be any reason for the “Mexican Mafia” to smuggle it in, thereby rendering the drug problem at the border substantially reduced? Not to mention the obvious tax benefits of taxing and controlling it like alcohol?
I am so sick and tired of the bullshit over this age old nonsensical debate. States rights are being ignored. Patients are being denied a drug that would benefit many, blah, blah, blah….we all know the argument. WAKE UP MR. PRESIDENT AND THE REST OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS!!! NO MORE VOTES FOR YOU!!! IT’S TIME FOR THE NEW GREEN PARTY!!! If we would all take this seriously and put our votes where our mouths are, maybe, just maybe, something would finally get done!
To quote a great man,
I’m the one that has to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to.
why cant i choose my own experience if i dont hurt anyone else… why cant we just criminalize stupid actions? If it was up too them life itself would be illegal because it entails danger. i am not free on my spiritual path and i am enslaved to the lawss of a christian government that wrecks the lives of the curious and the weak.. the smart and the dumb.. for the age old human exploration of intoxication. give me back my mind… it doesnt belong to you and your fears.
Get his ass out of office!!!
mr.president you not our dad / on vote for u 2012 we need a change!
Rethink the Leaf – that is good stuff, NORML.
Call your congressman, NORML has good notes on how to do it.
http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/basics/?style=comm
Tell them 2 things:
1. I urge you to support and co-sponsor HR 2306.
2. I demand this simple definition of marijuana,
which actually shows respect for our Constitution:
The term ‘marijuana’ means all parts
of the smoke produced by the combustion
of the plant Cannabis sativa L.
Make the call.
O = W. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
I wonder how well he would’ve done if every marijuana smoker didn’t vote for him in 2008..? (yes, haha, for those who say something stupid like, “It’s not like the pot-smokers even remembered to vote anyway.”) His response is expected. His sudden harsh stance however is complete bullsh*t. It’s his fault for letting Michele Leonheart back into heading the DEA. They’ll never learn and it’s a sad state of affairs these days. At least it’ll be legal when my grandson is old enough to responsibly smoke…
What did anyone expect from Obama?
Like the fable about the scorpion and the frog, it’s ‘in his nature’.
A permanent state of ‘war on terror’ overseas and at home, a permanent state of ‘war on drugs’ overseas and at home, a virtual police state (national security surveillance police state) at home, rampant corruption from our defense contractors, even more blatant corruption by our central bank, the wall street mobsters, and the tbtf banksters — none of which policies this country can continue in any fiscally viable manner.
If we shut down the federal government rather than raise the national debt ceiling, do you support we could end these neo-con / neo-liberal corporatist agendas? Better that than looking for funds from medicare, medicaid, and social security to fiscally prop up the USA ‘age of imperial empire’ status quo.
What did anyone expect from Obama?
Like the fable about the scorpion and the frog, it’s ‘in his nature’.
A permanent state of ‘war on terror’ overseas and at home, a permanent state of ‘war on drugs’ overseas and at home, a virtual police state (national security surveillance police state) at home, rampant corruption from our defense contractors, even more blatant corruption by our central bank, the wall street mobsters, and the tbtf banksters — none of which policies this country can continue in any fiscally viable manner.
If we shut down the federal government rather than raise the national debt ceiling, do you suppose we could end these neo-con / neo-liberal corporatist agendas? Better that than looking for funds from medicare, medicaid, and social security to fiscally prop up the USA ‘age of imperial empire’ status quo.
Good thing it isn’t up to him for much longer. Keep up the good fight boys and girls, we WILL take our country back, one leaf at a time.
more resources? meaning tax money? that is being used as a war (resource) against a plant?! actually.. a ‘WEED’ ?!!??? come on smart guy!! we can do better than that!, then again… i did declare war on ants when i was a kid, so in a sense.. i do understand.
You’re a mean one Mr.Grinch .
Honestly, I wish Obama would work on marijuana law reform. But, this question was about the war on drugs in general. Not just marijuana.. So, I’m not so sure his response was all that far-out. I mean he’s talking about treatment. Such as rehabilitation and methadone clinics. Do you really want meth or cocaine to be decriminalized? I know I don’t. I would rather have 1,000 marijuana users living around me than 1 meth-head because that meth-head is an actual threat to society in general. I believe they should devote more of their funds and efforts to stopping the use and distribution of hard drugs and re-classify marijuana. Studies in the UK actually showed that cannabis is less harmful than tobacco, alcohol, or aspirin.
I want to hear that prohibition terrorist say that crap while i have a hammer in my hand to smash one of his fingers for each wrong answer.
i voted 4 that pc o crap too..
Obama has made all black people look stupid, scared, and made them look and feel like slaves.
No progress in tens of decades for the black man Mr President?
once a slave, always a slave.
sorry,, it’s ringing in my ears…
YES, WE CAN… [fast forward to now]
NO, No, no,,,, no we can’t
Re elction is not in my vocabulary
The chickens come home to roost! When will you fools realize that your votes mean NOTHING? Power-mad politicians rely on your stupidity and gullibility to vote for “the lesser of two evils”. I refuse to vote for evil in any measure. When you sheep stop believing the lies these puppets of the global ultra-wealthy spew at you and look beyond their smoke-and-mirror tricks you may yet see the truth. Your government does NOT serve the people. Obama and his fellow pigs are traitors to the Constitution and the People of this once-great nation. Take your country back NOW, by ANY MEANS NECESSARY, or lose it forever to a handful of self-serving globalist pigs.
Obama’s response was not surprising. I also doubt that if he is elected a second time round that he would be courageous enough to back legalization. With the failed war on drugs, and Mexico’s violence now in our backyard, you would think – at the very least – that supporting a medical marijuana program might be a sensible course of action. Oh well.
NORML needs to stop acting like Obama is a great president “except” for the drug issue. The guy clearly doesn’t follow the Constitution, and lied. It’s as simple as that. There’s only ONE politician in Washington that both respects the Constitution (all the time) and supports legalization and that’s RON PAUL. FORGET OBAMA, he’s done, there’s no going back from what he’s done. NORML should support RON PAUL in 2012 if it truly cares about legalization.
[Editor’s note: NORML is a non-partisan organization…it does not favor Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, etc.]
If the 2012 Rebublican candidate want’s an edge…they would be wise to get on the decriminalisation bandwagon and at the very least lie to us,like Obama did.By the statistics alone we could sway the votes either way.Perhaps, they think the Pro-Cannabis crowd will vote for Ron-Paul.
But,perhaps the people that will vote for Ron-Paul where the ones that voted for Obama in 2008 and are dissolusioned with the lies..Appointing Michele Leonheart.didnt help either…. Bye-Bye Obama
I doubt Ron-Paul will overcome the two party conspiracy,but,if Obama is going to act like a communist, he’s not getting my vote, again.
Never seen so many Pubs support cannabis before in a Presidential run…forget the fed, go about changing the hearts of your friends family and neighbors..Then change your state…The fed will do nothing until all the heavy lifting has been done…
This country is in big trouble, the lies will never stop. what ever happend to WE THE PEOPLE!!!. It does not matter who is in office they wil only do what they think is best for them. They dont care about all the lives lost or what going on in your neighborhood. Its all about the money. They say they are protecting you as they watch thousands of lives be ruined or lost. over a plant. MAN MADE MONEY GOD MADE THE PLANT.
This is just one of several reasons why I am voting for Ron Paul in 2012!
don’t bother politicians with facts, they are going to continue with this diarrhea of a policy as long as he can, which is what his predecessors did and what the next stooge in the white house will likely do.
fucking hypocrites
i wish festering boils on the lot of them
“i piss on you from a significant altitude” – george washington hayduke
@11 – For many years I have been bothered that we only get to choose between tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum. That is one of the main problems with our political system. We should have several candidates from each party to pick from! The second major problem I see is that we the people rarely get to vote for the policies and laws themselves. National, and in some cases, State votes should be taken for the laws and policies that govern us instead of letting tweedle-dee or tweedle-dum decide and cast their vote on our behalf; since more than half the time they get it wrong or they vote in a way that serves their personal interests.
Well voting is good but money is better. I would like someone to start up a microbrew called normalbeer and donate some proceeds to norml. I would switch brands to it in a second as you all would too. And this not a commerical but in ohio the guy that wants to put med mj on our ballot also owns a very well known insurance co. So if your shopping sign up with him, we have to support the ones that are like minded. Just the vote won’t do it alone.
tom @ 13.. I quit voting after Nixon won in 72. How could “they” re-elect a crook? A couple of years later I saw him on tv leaving the WH in a helicoptor. Eat your peas, O’Pharma eat shit!
“Just to make sure that I’m actually answering your question, am I willing to pursue a decriminalization strategy as an approach? No.”
When you only have 27% in your favor – it knocks me off my feet to hear you make such an arrogant statement which so defies the will of the people. You may be the bigger dog – but – the pack will put you down on the ground. If you’re worried about your image in history – you can forget that. As it stands right now – you have no image – and – if it weren’t for your 27% – you would be SOL.
Don’t crap on the voters Obama,”legalize cannibis” for the revenue you seek for recovery not only in the USA but GLOBALLY! Do this and become one of the greats!
Obama needs to work on his exit strategy. He has already lost many times over.
Stay focus on the next presidential candidate, because those who are trying to spin you away from voting are already here.
RON PAUL 2012
This is a good argument for setting 2 term limits on congress. This would decrease the amount of time that special interest groups, and lobbyists have to pollute the electorate. We need a major overhaul in our government, as it is now the tail is wagging the dog. I think fresh blood and ideas every 2 terms would solve many of these good ole boy, back room deals which many administrations are guilty of. It is obvious the function of government is not to represent the will of the people: “Gov. for and by the people” has become just rhetoric. Years ago there was a movement to throw the incumbent rascals out, and it worked, however we as the governed failed to continue to follow through, and apathy crept back in as the politicos threw the public a few bones to quiet the dog. Use your vote wisely and support representatives who must vote the will of the people, or face midterm ejection from their appointed roles. Private business would not have any problems eliminating malcontents who failed to support the ideology of their employers, in this case the American Citizens. Ron Paul may be an answer, but not the only one. We need some fresh idealistic candidates to start making themselves known.
I can’t believe there are people on here who don’t support Ron Paul. For all you nay sayers look at his history. He has been around forever and people have made fun of him for a long time but he has stuck to what he says. If you don’t believe me look at his voting record and the bills he has sponsored besides HR 2306.
If Ron Paul cannot help fix our country than we truly have gone past the point of no return.
When the Luciferian Party gets done defeating God, selling out our country, anhialating our Constitution – and – create a police state – we will all have to learn how to say “Yeth Mathta.” Our spines will turn into a hunch back – our skin will turn yellow – our hand shake will be as firm as a wet noodle – and – we will drag our feet as we run from the master’s whip. How does that sound?
Yet another politician going back on his word. How many marijuana smoking voters voted for Obama after his stance on not criminalizing MMJ users only to do a u-turn.
SWITCH THE FIRST TWO LETTERS OF OPTIMISM AND YOU GET POTIMISM!
Potimism-[pot-uh-miz-uhm]- noun
. The belief that marijuana will become legal no matter how unlikely it seems and there are positive ways around the excuses people give saying it can’t be legal.
Tell your friends! Let’s make this viral!
TEN REASONS WHY I HAVE POTIMISM
1. A disposition to look at the medical/financial benefits of marijuana and the good it will bring by making it legal.
2. The belief it can be used responsibly like alcohol, except it’s much safer.
3. Marijuana prohibition has overall failed and there are reasons it needs to be legal. Having more people vote yes on propositions that would make marijuana more available would help.
4. To know that if it was sold in stores, weed would not be considered a” gateway drug” due to the fact that some dealers who sell marijuana also sell hard drugs like cocaine and heroin, making it an easy access to its use. This would also make it harder for minors to get it since there would be an age limit.
5. To know the Reefer Madness generation was a time when people were brainwashed by the government to believe that marijuana has more negative side effects than it really does and that it leads to making bad decisions like murder, which is not true. The movie Reefer Madness, which exploits these untrue lies and was made for the purpose of having people oppose weed, has “Tell your children” in text at the end which sadly to say many have, leading to a chain of generations to believing it is worse than it really is. Thankfully this chain is weakening and more people are starting to realize the truth about weed.
6. To know that alcohol is the driving force in a number of public and domestic disputes which can lower if more people smoked marijuana instead of drinking alcohol.
7. That drug lords who operate marijuana rings can start their own legal business if marijuana became legal. (why not?)
8. Knowing that it being illegal is causing violence to go up due to drug wars. This would go down significantly if the plant was legal.
9. It had other uses such as oil and clothing.
10. Our fore fathers, like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, grew marijuana and our last three presidents have smoked weed.
LET’S KILL THE TABOO AND HAVE OPPOSERS START HAVING A NEW MINDSET ON MARIJUANA!
Even though it seemd unlikely at times, I am still gonna believe that pot will be legal soon. If they just give it time to work out they can make it legal while big pharma and other companies still get a share.
Obama failed. The FED has been failing and will continue to fail. Let these morons say what they want. The future is knocking at their door. They better get with the program or find a new planet to live on.
One word – Nullification.
Can’t wait to vote em out! I paid $$ to back his 08. HOPE posters were lies. More of the same. How sad.
I guess I’m voting R for Gary Johnson.
blame the big pharma companies, there keeping him from legalizing it to keep people buying their products
He sux. Lets all vote for someone else
President Obama – The number one choice of illegal dealers everywhere! Big Pharma loves him! The alcohol industry loves him!
I feel a bit differently though…
CDXX Communion of 07.24.11
To my brethren of the Genesist Faith
Establishment Clause.
“Without exemption (circumscription – qualification) no person(s) shall make any law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
The Establishment of Religion.
The Genesist Faith began on “The Sixth Day” of our creation – the day God gave us the gift of life and our Sacrament – “Manna.”. This makes it the oldest Faith in the history of mankind. “The Reformation” began in 1990. “Any monotheistic religion” contains the Genesist Faith [as] a “Distinctive Faith within that religion.” Man’s law is incidental to God’s Law – and – the “Establishment Clause” in the First Amendment of the Constitution supersedes any and all law that proscribes laws “prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The “establishment” of religion can be of this very day – and – carry the full effect of the law as if it were day one – “The Sixth Day.”
The free exercise thereof.
Rastafarians and the Native American Church are not prohibited from their Sacraments. So then – it goes without saying – Genesists have that very same right – and – we do claim religious use – and – the “free exercise thereof.”
Today’s Thanksgiving.
Lord of both body and mind – We rest from our toil under the sun, and honor the seventh day with the sanctity of one’s chosen religion, denomination, or ism. We are thankful and secure in our religious identity.
The Bible [any Bible] – the Supreme Law of Creation – and – the Constitution – the Supreme Law of the Land – are the only to references I require.
I really must laugh at yall for believing that Obana was on our side.
With that no on decriminalization he finally lost me. He went back on his word. He has shown no spine in fighting for the rights of individuals in this country and has consistently caved to the status quo and the right wing.Where’s the misty eyed compassion,and listening now?I wrote jokes for you. FUCK YOU!
So he said the word “decriminalization” before the election sometime in 2004? We all heard it right? Now it’s NO in 2011? Guess his meetings with big pharma changed hi$ mind $omehow? Now we know what kind of change he was after. BTW fuck you barry bullshit!
That was not an acceptable answer Sir,
The “War on Drugs” as it relates to marijuana is a fool’s errand. Legalizing marijuana would solve many current problems and actually create some benefits for the public good. Certainly the current way the government deals with this problem only prolongs the problem.
Marijuana never should have been included on the list of dangerous drugs. Marijuana isn’t dangerous, and it isn’t a feeder drug. I believe the La Guardia Committee Report made a clear case on the harmlessness of marijuana and exposed the blatant propagandized lies. Everyone knows how wrongfully propagandized, distorted, and racially motivated the law enforcement efforts were in the America’s anti-marijuana campaign. Harry Anslinger was an ambitious, lying, and deceitful man with a bureaucrat’s interest in the slander and disinformation of marijuana. Other organized interests were against hemp as a resource: Logging wanted to capture the paper industry; cotton growers and synthetic cloth manufactures, such as DuPont, were also to blame for this inclusion while trying to eliminate hemp fiber competition. Today it is big pharma, liquor, tobacco, DEA & Justice Dept., & prison for profit companies protecting their rice bowls that keep up the ignorance of this war on cannabis.
Legalizing marijuana would:
-Cause the black market in marijuana to be gone, along with the violence related to it. You can’t beat that.
-All of the marijuana money going south would stop, and remain here to be spent legally in our own economy. That is 60% of a cartel’s income. Losing that would be a serious blow to these groups.
-Law enforcement, judicial, and incarceration expenditures of public funds for this would no longer be needed- Free the people.
-The growing on and damaging of public lands would end, as people would rather grow it at home, ending the illegal cartels involvement.
-People with medical needs would be able to seek some small comfort there.
– (IMO) A decrease in drunk driving statistics would occur. People would soon realize that they enjoy marijuana more than the oncoming sickness of drinking, thus the non alcoholic would drink less, and be safer to the public concern overall.
Another very important factor: Legalizing marijuana would allow for the acceptance of a large group of productive and responsible American citizens who only differ from everyone else in one intelligent way: they intuitively prefer thought stimulating marijuana to the dangerous sloppiness and oncoming sickness of drinking.
Liquor lobbyists and the pharmaceutical companies would fight against legalization of marijuana for their self preservation reasons, as would the DEA. The DEA is a major recipient in the forfeiture of assets game, and they love the power they have, and they, along with the prison guards, and Wackenhut, want to remain fully staffed and budgeted.
Let me stress that marijuana is safer and more enjoyable then liquor. Liquor companies know this, but do not want the public to adapt and adopt a safer smarter way. I’m no expert but, if people self medicated with marijuana wouldn’t that reduce the need for Zoloft and a dozen other mood drugs? Certainly there is little better with coming to grips with PTSD than the herbal remedy.
The government’s issue is: Who will grow it and sell it? How do we manage it? How do we tax it? How can we monopolize it, diminish it‘s quality, and tax it for as much as we can get away with? Those are greedy selfish interests, and as usual the government should leave it alone and stop looking at things in that self serving manner. The government needs to stop playing omnipotent God. In most cases government regulation creates more problems than it solves.
Some of this issue is a 10th Amendment issue relating to federal rights verses states rights, and the people’s rights. In California marijuana advocates were willing to let the government camel’s nose into the tent tempting them with tax revenue. Do you want your government in vice control for greed and profit? Letting the government into the equation is a mistake, because it is in their nature to monopolize at the people’s expense.
I propose that American citizens, of legal age, be allowed to “grow their own”. If every citizen of age that desired could grow say 12 mature plants for personal use, then all illegal black markets would dry up. The surplus would cause marijuana to not have much monetary value.
One economic plus for my proposal is that good citizens who enjoy marijuana are a smart proud group of sociable people and will invest money into growing supplies. Your average proud grower will invest a few hundred dollars, or more, in the domestic economy to be able to properly grow, and show off, their little crop. This expenditure times 22 million people and you have a major boost in our economy, instead of the current hemorrhage of funds going to illegal drug lords, and the ugliness that comes with that.
In conclusion: the current way the government deals with marijuana only prolongs the problem. If profit is to be made a black market will always exist. It is high time Americans stood up for freedom and demanded these repressive marijuana laws be changed, ending decades of unjust persecution. Give marijuana back to the people and freedom and liberty itself will turn what was an ugly problem into a favorable outcome.
I can not get on a soap box and argue the merit of other drugs, but as far as marijuana I will defend it and speak my peace as a freedom loving American.
“Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere!”
George Washington (1794)
The Writings of George Washington, Volume 33, page 270 (Library of Congress)
looks like he lost my vote
This Presiden is an Obamanation.
This silver forked tongued yutz talks out of the side of his mouth – and – cant be trusted farther than ya could throw an elephant. I’ll tell you who I feel sorry for – those who voted for him. So many of them have huge regrets. All I can say is – fortunately – they will get another chance to make things right in 2012. In the meantime – I’m sorry for the embarrassment they must bear for making such a choice.
A majority of Americans favor reform. I wish the polls would clearly show what the voters really want. Anyone who has studied statistics is aware that the formatting of the questions will control the data sets.The phraseology can easily skew the data to reflect the outcome desired. I believe that significantly more people want reform than the studies show. It’s starting to get late to truly get people organized before the next election. The primaries are starting and we have not even solidified ourselves into a cohesive block with an aimed and Agreed upon goal. The first thing we must do is find a viable candidate and bring him/her to the forefront of at least one of the parties. Just like a horse race, it doesn’t matter how fast your horse is if it’s not in the starting chute. Then everybody must vote!! The people who don’t want reform are praying that we get mad and just not vote. That’s why we end up with either a bad choice or a worse choice. If Mr. Obama refuses to do as the largest number of voters ( and we can be if we just do it) want then it will be time for him to go away. It’s got to be pretty neat to have all the big shots kissing his po-po and now it has gone to his head. LOL But seriously when our elected officials do not do as the people want it’s no longer a democracy, it’s tyranny. The reality is that the people who consider themselves elitist are very small in number. Pandering to such a small number of people and their special interests is not a good way to keep a job if all the people decide to be heard. Maybe it’s time for us take back the reins and take our country back. We can if we just do it.
I’m not voting that lying jackass back into this office in 2012-and neither is anyone else I know. Funny thing is I voted for him-along with everyone else I know: based on his commonsense views of marijuana-His complete reversal in policy has already cost him the next election-and it’s only 2011! NEVER vote for an anti-marijuana official.
116. William
“That’s why we end up with either a bad choice or a worse choice.”
You nailed that one William
“When you make bad choices – you live with the consequences.”
“The reality is that the people who consider themselves elitist are very small in number.”
The elitists are not so small a number – in fact – small or large – they rule the world – and – let’s not forget the want-to-be elitist power mongers.
At any rate you nailed it!
You are all crying vote for Ron Paul. I don’t see him as the answer. I watch politics all day. I do not believe that he is the answer. I agree with William. We need our own horse in the race. I think NORML needs to to become more involved in the process and vete a politician that truly would work FOR US. We need to get our own candidate in the race. After watching Mr. Paul’s performance in the debt crises and listening to him, I fail to see the attraction. He is toting the party line. He is not registered as a libertarian, and frankly, is just as bad as the others so far. This has been a perfect opportunity for him to come up with some original idea and to show his stand against big government and he folded.
The majority of you are espousing change, but none of you are proposing any way of doing it. That has been the problem with getting anything accomplished as far as decrimilization or legalization. Everyone wants something done, but no one has a plan, or worse yet, votes. You all sit here and bitch, and go no further. Obviously not voting is the dumbest thing you can do. You must be proactive in this if you want to see things change in your lifetime. We’ve all signed enough petitions to kill a small forest.
So, where do we go from here? The feds have sent letters to all states with med mj threatening to take legal action against anyone in government who supports it. In Arizona, it worked. We have voted in medical mj 3 times. We thought it was a go and now, her Highness, Ms. Brewer will not let the dispensaries open. So, we have circumvented this by opening co-ops, which are a loophole in the law. It is time to think outside the box. We must fight! We must find our own candidate to put on the ballot to work for us! There are approximately a dozen senators and congressmen up for re-election in 2011. VOTE! ASK QUESTIONS on where they stand on marijuana. BE INFORMED! If they don’t like it, tell them what is really going on and how many votes they will lose! Let them know that they work for us and if they want the job, this is what has to be!
It is time to put down your bong and get active. Your “dude, save the bud” mentality changes to one of political activism. YOU are the only one that can save the bud. We have to remind Washington that the government is by the people, for the people. WE ARE THE PEOPLE! Now, quit reading this and go call your senator, congressman and representatives and them what to do!!!!!!!!
wow this is completely idiotic. Now I know why a majority of the American population think that this is a failing country, because it is. If President Obama is seemingly that ignorant than there is definitely no reason he should be President.
A President should be a person with a completely unbiased opinion and should try to see points of views from other people than besides himself.
Most people should urge him to discontinue federal prohibition of marijuana it’s not that bad. It’s not even as bad as cigarettes and if President Obama truly cared about this country he’d see ending federal prohibition as an extremely good option to set this economy back on track!!!
But no. Ignorance at its highest form.
I’m just going to leave this right here.
[Editor’s note: RIP G.C.]
While we’re throwing punches – let’s see if we can duck this left jab – “Who allowed it to become big government/Big Brother – anyway?” Right! “We the People.” We must take responsibility for the results of “our actions.” So! We can change jeers to cheers by knocking them bums out in 2012. If that’s not a good idea – then – don’t get in the ring – because – we intend to hit them so hard – it will take a 2013 calender to figure out what day they came-to.
You all get what you deserve for voting this piece of dogshit into office. Hands down one of the worst presidents ever.Nothing but a liar and Daly puppet.
A HUGE let down!!!! This is just ignorant.
All we have here is preaching to the chore. Every one seems to say the say thing over and over. Until its not political suicide to say end the drug war we wont have peace
It is not only the President we need to get out of office. After sending Lamar Smith my support of the hr2036 bill,, his response reminded me of the time schools were shoving “Reefer Madness” down our throats. We knew it was a lie then and it is still a lie. After school we smoked a joint and had a good laugh.I will be voting for Gary Johnson, after meeting him at our Normal walk in Texas. I just hope if he gets elected he doesn’t turn traitor too.
Face facts.If you want serious muscle to vote pot IN, find out what team manipulated the vote to get George W. Bush elected President not once but twice. You NEED this crew.
KISS [Keep it simple stupid]. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. This means we of faith – especially Genesists – “stand our ground” on the Establishment Clause of the Constitution – and – the “free exercise thereof.” So! if one believes in God and God’s Sacrament – one has, and can claim, a religious use defense [by both the Bible and the Constitution]- if need be. Anybody who says otherwise is a enemy of the state – for they are violating the Constitution – and – we Genesists accept “government’s declaration of war against us.” REMEMBER – THEY DREW FIRST BLOOD. As I have repeated many times – “If enough of those of faith gather in His Name – He will lead us to victory.” May I also be remindful that the Kings have always feared the uprising of the people – and – with damned good reason.
Let see increase drug enforcement on drugs.Is’nt that what the Feds have been doing all this time.And the jails are still overcrowed with the ridiculous sentencing guidelines. Has the flow of drugs slowed down? Can you still go out on the street and buy any drug you want? Where there is medical marijuana the teen use is down,does’nt that give a good indication that dicriminalization and legalization is the key to the drug problem in this country? Has any progress been made with this back woods thinking? Step up to the plate people.Come out of the woods with your hands up!
Gary Johnson is pro legalization as well. And he’s not afraid to veto bills that will get us in more debt. Look what he did as governor in New Mexico. I will vote for whichever one wins: Gary Johnson or Ron Paul. Both pro legalization
@ Arby well said! I live in a NO TOLERANCE state a roach could put you in jail for 3 year’s, first offense, medical or not as there’s no such thing. It’s US who have to fight the good fight for a natural medicine.
see, You ppl think that the politicians care. they DONT care if they get re-elected. In the next few years (or weeks) of the decline of the US economy, they are WELL SET Up for themselves, with any and all drugs they want/ need for as long as they need and no need to worry about legalities. end of story. They dont care if youre happiness is there or if youre suicidal.
They care not about the casualties of those who elected them. They dont care about the ones who elected them. THEY WILL ARREST THOSE WHO VOTED FOR THEM JUST SO THEY CANT VOTE AGAIN and LAUGH about it.
It might be on the ballots, but the money it brongs in being ILLEGAL, they will not give in without a fight , even when (***** IF ******* ) you, me, WE THE POEPLE say one way or the other about somthing.
So we could actuall have rallys and get the signature that we KNOW are WILLING and legit and have them counted by 10 witnesses, tell those same ppl wwho sign to VOTE YES on the ballot and get it over with.
Treatment programs will not make the gov money. Prisons, kickbacks, corrupted judges, cops, entire judicial systems make the gov money.
BEAT THAT, and we win it ALL BACK! Country, LAND, GRANDCHILDREN and all.
128. TeaserV
Bush, Cheney, Obama, and Kerry are cousins – you can figure it out. They’re all related. If you saw Braveheart – you know that Edward Longshanks was the bad guy. Bush is a direct descendant of Edward Longshanks.
P.S. to 128.
The U.S. Government is a family business.
Everyone acts surprised that Obama acts this way. Let’s start at the beginning. Obama was, and still is, an extremely corrupt politician. As a lawyer he defended thugs and organized crime, sued banks who wouldn’t give mortgages to people without jobs, and surrounded himself with domestic leftist terrorists.
His campaign was not a grass roots movement. The pharmaceutical firms were upset at the Republicans for backing herbal supplements and vitamins and protecting them from labeling laws. They shifted their dollars to the Democrats and funded any democrat that had a chance at the presidency. Both Obama and Hilary made gave the same answers when asked about medicinal use. They both said they would support it when it could be put into a pill and prescribed. Obama speaks for the pharmaceutical firms. If the democrats can get away with true national health care, they will destroy medical marijuana by issuing medical licenses to only those that are against marijuana and are loyal to the pharms.
They don’t care about you. They only care about your vote and the power their office brings them. The democrats in power are only concerned about control and power. They have become hubris enough to ignore the publics concerns and not susceptible to the will of the people. The ones that are pro marijuana are and the ones that are not are not.
You must convince the republicans why legalization and reform is a conservative issue. It is about lowering spending on enforcement, raising revenue in sales, following the constitution and allowing States to have the rights they are supposed to be guaranteed, allowing doctors and citizens to be free of fear from an unconstitutional army being used to fight this illegal war.
We have a good chance at convincing the republican party right now. The Libertarians have organized the tea party to put pressure on the republicans to do the right thing on the fiscal issues. We need to get our Libertarian brothers to rally the tea party around putting pressure on the republicans around this issue. Yes, republican leadership is concerned about money and power too, but they have a large group of working class citizens keeping a very close eye on them right now and are actually concerned about the will of the people because their voters are waking up and are fickle and don’t vote strict party lines or by skin color. They are voting on the voting history of the candidates.
I am a pure realist. There’s no fantasy. Forget the party crap on this issue. Look! “one is either for it – or – against it” – it’s just that simple. If one is for it – yeah! If one is against it – there is a reason. What’s the reason? Here’s were the Devil is in the details. What’s the details? We must insist that those against it – REVEAL WHY THEY ARE AGAINST IT! Out comes the truth – and – we can deal with the truth. Prohibs can’t handle the truth. They will fall apart when the truth surfaces – IF – they don’t run from it first. The only answer we want to the question – for it or not – is yes or no. They can save the bullshit for someone who cares – which is a questionable 27%
vote for Ron Paul people, and we’ll see marijuana legalization.
97. Craig —- regarding term limits
Now That is an idea I could stand behind, with my Money And my Vote. We have already imposed term limits on Presidents, but it took a Constitutional Amendment (22nd) to do so.
President: under term limits, 2 terms == 8 years
I would propose the following term limits for Congress:
Senators: under term limits, 2 terms == 12 years
Representatives: under term limits, 6 terms == 12 years
And I would also propose term limits for all Federal judges, including especially the Supreme Court:
Justices: under term limits, 1 term == 12 years.
The terms of office for Supreme Court Justices (and Federal judges), like Senators, should be staggered so that only 1/3rd are subject to replacement during any single term of President. Other rules codified by legislation, or better still by Constitutional Amendment, should include the ability of recall by voter referendum instead of reliance upon Impeachment, as well as eliminating the outrageous retirement benefits package they have voted for themselves. We The People cannot rely upon the egalitarian empathy of our ruling political ‘elite’, so We must strip Them of their lavish benefits like health care and pensions that insulate them from the economic pain we regularly experience. (Look no further than our current state of access to quality medical care, or jobs programs, or the assault on the Social Security Trust Fund.)
Our ruling political class ‘elite’ have been bought-off by special interests with far deeper pockets than any eclectic mix of citizens can muster to Our cause(s). This ‘elite’ are operating under the mistaken belief that having a huge campaign chest full of cash guarantees them their job as our political ‘leadership’. It doesn’t. It only guarantees them a loud public voice in the Lame Stream Media for their political campaign. There IS a difference, and We The People need to ‘educate’ them to that difference. Besides, many of us don’t want politicians as ’leaders’. We want them to abide by the wishes of the voters that put them in office to begin with — our votes and our agenda(s), not theirs or their corporate sponsors. Once upon a time, this country didn’t have professional politicians. Our government was run by regular citizens who interrupted their private lives to serve their country for a brief (comparatively speaking) period of time.
‘Desperate times call for desperate measures.’ We The People must act boldly to restore democracy and our constitutional republic while we can. Vote 3rd party on the ballot in 2012, and if there is no 3rd party option, then write-in a 3rd party candidate. Support IRV (Instant Run-Off Voting) legislation in your State, and by all means support a Constitutional Amendment that imposes term limits on our Congress-critters and Federal judges, including voter recall. These issues are imperative …
..The only time he may embrace sanity on this issue, is when he is in his final term. But, overall the pressure to the states to produce income may be the most direct route; This, not unlike the elections of 1932 where the war between ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ were held till FDR(wet) won the day.
Support NORML and keep the argument crisp and the common sense in tow.
folks, it doesn’t matter what our politician’s do. they do not speak for we the people anymore. there is an enormous chasm between the people of a nation and its government. any nation. i don’t know why we have all been duped into thinking we need these dweebs. don’t we all go to work, eat, sleep, screw, shop and whatever else without so much as a helping fart from the government? actually all they have done is steal our money and come back asking(by making an offer we can’t refuse) for more. if anything, they get in the way of our progress, education and medicine.
they obviously ignore the fact that the majority of americans want legalization. they will forever ignore it as long as they get kickbacks from corporations that benefit from criminalization.
what are you supposed to do with a whining toddler? ignore them? well that one goes both ways. they see us as whining toddlers. it’s time we treat them the same way.
and law? pfft. that twists and bends so dern much it might as well be a twizzler. constitution? they aren’t using it anymore unless it suits the agenda. otherwise, pay pay pay and its amended.
we can’t give our power away by electing these people. the power is with US. don’t expect these pink sock wearing yacht club members to know or feel anything about what we good people want or need.
regardless of who’s president, we will always be controlled by the same people:
– big pharmacy
– the logging industry (hemp paper is easy to make)
– big oil (Ford’s first car ran on hempanol)
– the tobacco industry
etc etc etc
these are the people who fund the campaigns of BOTH parties. we still have the same owners, just a different puppet.
vaporizing some kush = peaceful protest
Who should we vote for. Romney , Bachman or Palin.
I Wonder were they stand on legalization.
Who ya gonna vote for??? Romney?? Palin?? Bachman??
I wonder how they stand on legalization or decrimalization!!!!
I have absolutely lost all my respect for President Obama. My family, will not vote for him again. He has lost all our faith in him. Numerous times the president, has said one thing, and then changed his mind. This is not the person that deserves to be our president again. I am 77 years old,and i could give lots of reasons why the president should have at least told the Federal proscuters to back away from the medical marijuana, which we the voters have passed. I was in Operation Castle, in 1954. (i was 19) and i got a overdose of radiation. and i have had health problems ever since. I am a service connected vetern, and i cannot even take a asprin for pain, it effects my liver and other organs. So without medical marijuana, my pain goes on and on. I need medical marijuana. so i just want my president to know that he has lost 4 votes in my family, and i hope others feel the same way. This president, does not deserve or does not have the intelligence to lead our country.
Bob77
this is my message to let mr Obama, know that he blew it.
OK Obama . Hello to Ron Paul . Whatever you are told to
say and the way the sound bite about decrim refers with
thought you don’t have the ability to decrim~in-alize#*
during this term at office [hopefully your first and OK
administration to begin another thought on the Inter(2)
National Monetary Fund] without bothering the Republic$
money and “maximum payout” which gave us IMF : Thought$
to Begin Maximum PayOut During Potential Arab Conflict$
during the GW Bush Administration and IMF resolve : (2)
Economic Renaissance to Cancel Counterfeit Payout at ~*
Bank Fraud and Republic[en] Funding Noted as Ruining %$
Economic PayOut System Affecting Bank Foreclosure And A
Problem with Value to Begin Moderate Refubishment On @!
Principle of Economy to Deny Frauding and Exec Insult.,
during the Obama Admin [first] administration . . . . .
Did the People Who seem with reason of prohibition and!
dis-content thereof : who want to vote for Ron Paul :@:
as he seems to be the pot friendly presidential person~
to begin “liberal ideas” such as legal ‘illegal’ drugs^
and legally ‘procuring’ free laws on prostitution scene
as the way to promote Law-Abiding Free America .,. note
he’s not the best choice as he denied the ability for a
State Department ruling to keep Laws at Natl State with
US Free Decadence as debate policy on [m word] legally~
referring to free-for-all law regression to civilized$~
dispute with all existing Modern Culture to his joking*
sense of post-modern decadence .|. _\|/_ what om
a run-on sentence . . . as the State Department seem to
respect the way to deny post-modern decline with survey
about om surveillance technology and Food Safety as the
thought about ways the 100% all or nothing vote for any
Republican hopeful who will fulfil maximum payout to uh
the now shadow govt of GW Bush and his Martial Law.s on
attempt to receive maximum payout for nuclear munition&
given the Intl Monetry Fund miasma they offered during$
Arab Thought of Enforcement .,. I like our option will*
be Ron Paul .,. though I don’t see any other right-wing
as helping the actual Free Will progressive sense of uh
Modern Nature as they would be falsely puppeted by Anew
Fake Exec GW Bush and “Cheney”.|. for maximum payout to
trash Earth Peace all over again .,. and with the GBush
era bank fraud solved by Obama . . . we don’t have Anew
ability to form a Republic[en] Tea Partier reasonabl om
Cr@p Shoot if they will trash US Economy all over again
as you should notice if you watch C~SPAN the raising uh
debt ceiling debate and US House votes were all-or-nthn
Republican majority , all voting the same , and if this
became the standard at Presidential Election .,. what!!
will be our ability to elect a pot-friendly President *
if all we have is conservative majority voting 100% pay
ruin and problem to GW Bush higher Exec .|. Hm . Owell
the planned International Monetary Fund for Republican$
payout next term was cited as : Global Warming and Anew
Maximum FEMA payout for Natural Disaster as the Acts of
Promoted God would be Natural Disaster en Nuclear Flood
and we don’t want to ya know , destroy ecology .,. when
we should want to begin “cannabis ecology” . . . . . 🙂
Getting to my point . Last thought this statement . . .
Ya DUMI . Obama can’t decriminalize pot this term . . .
He’s got Republican 100% money voting US House and then
former problem Presidential Caucus GW Bush [as patsy] $
to “Cheney” Republican “Tea Partiers” telling him it’s:
Not in the Best Interests of the American People to be+
ready to Deny The Government Funding and Legally Begin:
Cannabis Legally Smoked as ONCE AGAIN it’s not the most
money on the money grant [illegal] system to the Govt1*
Republican Economy who .,. if you will review : left us
with a ten year wartime , counterfeiting bank fraud , &
A War on Drugs with more busts recently as Obama Admin*
cannot do what he wants and legally procure cannabis om
until he begins the way to deny false voting and begins
Manna Legal without Partiers insulting him AND Ron Paul
about their hold-up considering Conservative Ignorance.
Give Obama Admin some good tidings instead of uh
the contrived stories he won’t support cannabis . . . .
I know from the actual statement he made and his actual
picture when he said it .,. He was high and you try to$
berate the best President we have this modern decade N:
not allowing legality . . . what did he actually say to
be moderate to both sides of Peace and Greed . . . . 🙂
Learn he’s not a person you have to insult with fed-up:
Problems With Your Thoughts on Caucus and Ron Paul. OK+
Thanks . May NORML accept this as written . Bryan Ev*
@161 Bryan – I’m sure what you have to say is very important, but seriously, I can’t understand what you’ve written. Oh well, perhaps this is an example of “Ignorance is Bliss” 🙂
There must be a great reason why Republicans won’t give in. I wonder – do they get a piece of the illegal pie?
Don . 162 : I am known to be cryptic .,. though the om
setting to deny understanding about “not understanding”
‘a word I say’ is known to me as abiding money role on:
a premise the lacking “regard to understand freemason”,
seen as the setting it gains allotted funding to those:
who cannot agree the Manner of Speaking Former Activist
did not allot a sense of funding to those choosing Anew
reasonable sense of ignorance about higher thought . .,
though you were quite polite about your choice to say :
you cannot understand my denial of Republic Fraud{ing},
the votes and so-forth about denying proper America[na]
so thanks .,. I am used to this impasse . . . . . OK 🙂
163 : “Ignorance is Bliss” yes , money grant ignorant.,
is a bliss for those more interested in dollar bills as
a continuing source of self-entertainment {etcetera} OK
Thanks for your time . Please accept as written . Bryan
So who is running for president who wants to decriminalize a plant that the earth made for us to utilize? Has anyone seen the amount of recalls on prescription pills on tv? Republicans and democrats need to stop with there differences and at least elect a president who is for the people. We know what we want, why cant we take it?
First of all, cannabis is a vegetation and not a drug. Heroin is a drug and so are PCP, cocaine and crack cocaine. Un-ban all vegetation and mushrooms. Silly morons.