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Marijuana: Pot will be rescheduled if Barack Obama or Ron Paul win, advocate says
Last week, the Department of Revenue sent a letter formally petitioning the federal government to reschedule marijuana; read it below. Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente sees the move as a sign of the times, and predicts such rescheduling will happen wi…
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Obama Called ‘From First To Worst’ On Medical Marijuana
After presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged to stop interfering with state medical marijuana laws in states where the medicinal use of cannabis has been legalized, advocates were hopeful that they could at last concentrate on getting medicine saf…
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Continuing the battle for medical marijuana
The federal government currently outlaws marijuana for any use and classifies it as a Schedule One drug, meaning it has no medicinal value and is highly addictive. But in October, President Barack Obama issued a Justice Department memo that ordered fed…
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Legalizing Marijuana is Top Idea on Republican Voting Site
Posted by admin in Political News on June 9, 2010
Like Barack Obama did before them, House Republicans are now letting people submit and vote on policy ideas via the web. Also, like Obama, they’re finding that people are voting to support marijuana legalization more than any other idea. When Obama discussed his site’s votes, he annoyingly laughed off the idea of legalization. What will the GOP do?
ABC News Sound Guy Busted For Pot At Obama Appearance
Posted by admin in Political News on April 29, 2010
The Secret Service arrested an ABC News sound engineer covering President Barack Obama’s Iowa trip after marijuana was discovered in his backpack Tuesday, ABC News confirmed, reports UPI.
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Is the government shying away from a legaization debate?
Posted by admin in Political News on February 5, 2010
Moderators of a February 1 live YouTube debate with President Barack Obama failed to ask any questions regarding marijuana policy, even though the topic was the top vote getter on the website’s Citizen Tube/State of the Union poll.
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Marijuana Legalization Questions Excluded From YouTube
Posted by admin in Political News on February 5, 2010
Moderators of a February 1 live YouTube debate with President Barack Obama failed to ask any questions regarding marijuana policy, even though the topic was the top vote getter on the website’s Citizen Tube/State of the Union poll.
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President Obama: Free the Medical Marijuana Researchers!
Posted by admin in Political News on December 14, 2009
The War on Drugs continues, four decades after President Richard Nixon commenced hostilities. President Barack Obama–the third president in a row to have used illicit substances in his youth–is no drug warrior. Research in the past has been strongly tainted by certain interests to fit their greedy, un-compassionate agendas.
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Support for legalizing marijuana gaining ground rapidly – wa
Posted by admin in Political News on November 24, 2009
Interest in medical marijuana and easing other marijuana laws picked up markedly about 18 months ago,but advocates say the biggest surge came with the election of Barack Obama,the third straight president to acknowledge having smoked marijuana,and the first to regard it with anything like nonchalance.
Jacob Sullum: Medical Marijuana Muddle
During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama repeatedly promised to stop federal interference with state laws that allow the medical use of marijuana. On Monday, the Justice Department seemed to deliver on that promise with a memo telling U.S. attorneys to avoid prosecuting people who use or provide medical marijuana in compliance with state law.
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Quarter Of All US Presidents Used Cannabis
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on September 3, 2009
From George Washington to Barack Obama, over the course of the U.S. history no less than eleven Presidents grew and/or used cannabis (hemp and marijuana).
Obama’s drug czar: Marijuana ‘has no medical benefit’
Posted by admin in Political News on July 23, 2009
When President Barack Obama appointed former Seattle, Washington police chief Gil Kerlikowske to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy, activists supporting marijuana policy reform were cheered by the news, however briefly. … Sadly, their hope appears to be in vain.
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The Daily Evergreen Online – Opinion – Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 17, 2009
If you believe a pothead could never amount to anything, think again. President Barack Obama, Michael Phelps and Bill Gates were all potheads.
Legalize pot now
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 8, 2009
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DEA Tax Collectors: Medical marijuana raids
Posted by admin in Political News on July 1, 2009
During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama repeatedly promised to call off federal raids on medical marijuana providers in states that allow therapeutic use of the drug. Since his election, Obama administration officials have repeatedly promised to keep his promise. Yet as of this writing, the raids continue.
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Vote to Legalize Marijuana by Phone
Posted by admin in Political News on June 27, 2009
A legitimate telephone poll is being conducted on legalizing marijuana which plans to compile and give to various contacts within the government and ultimately presented to Congress and President Barack Obama if it reaches at least 1,000,000 votes.
Paul and Frank push for marijuana’s decriminalization
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on June 24, 2009
Last year Democratic Representative from Massachusetts Barney Frank introduced legislation to decriminalize marijuana. It seems it was too soon for many politicians and the bill failed. Earlier this year, participants in an online town hall style meeting gave suggestions and asked questions of President Barack Obama regarding the economy…
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