What Presidential Candidate do you think will best protect our MMJ once in office?

[Mississippi Steve]

Of course elected officials can. Congress are the lawmakers, our state and federal congress can repeal laws also.

The DEA and Surgeon General do not make laws, so how could they change them?

<sigh> Like I said.... do your homework. Go back to about 1963 when Coke, Heroin, MJ and a bunch of other "street" drugs were classified as having *no medicinal value* and no more research could be done on them. The classification system was set up so that individual drugs could have their classification changed without literally requiring an act of congress.

The DEA and Surgen General have to change the clasification of MJ *BEFORE* it can be legalized.

[Zcomp]

Yes I know exactly what your talking about steve.
I think though, the pres could order an investigation into why our own SG isn't listening to the recommendations they've received. I don't have my home work in front of me but, didn't the AMA or one of those already recommend marijuana does in-fact have medicinal value and also does not have the addiction risk level specifically listed with the level of classification currently applied?
It currently states that marijuana has a "high probability for addiction and high level of withdrawal symptoms.
Also, I think its the FDA not the DEA that has to approve it. I believe the SG is the one who has to ask.

[Mississippi Steve]

Yes I know exactly what your talking about steve.
I think though, the pres could order an investigation into why our own SG isn't listening to the recommendations they've received. I don't have my home work in front of me but, didn't the AMA or one of those already recommend marijuana does in-fact have medicinal value and also does not have the addiction risk level specifically listed with the level of classification currently applied?
It currently states that marijuana has a "high probability for addiction and high level of withdrawal symptoms.
Also, I think its the FDA not the DEA that has to approve it. I believe the SG is the one who has to ask.

Your correct... it is the FDA..... I just couldn't spell it right

[SFGurrilla]

I don't believe that any of them could do a damn thing. Yes, I like Ron Paul too (b/c of his Libertarian values of small government and personal freedoms) however even if he was voted in he'd have one hell of a time fighting congress and everyone else. The checks and balances would tear him apart.





And thats sad.

Welcome to America. Theres always a higher power.

[StOnEdMoNk]

i heard hillary if shes elected is gonna has a big hippy museum built i mean it was an era in life so why not if shes elected im sure she wont care about weed and help to make it legal not voting for her tho but shes leading isnt she but ide say ron paul even tho u said not to haha

[GrinS]

Mississippi Steve calm down a bit and read what Land of Drought was saying, the SG and FDA doesnt have anything to do with Ireland policies... it amazes me how many people dont read.. and just type.

[godofganga]

none they are all ball-less...f-ing politicians

[ajaday]

I don't believe that any of them could do a damn thing. Yes, I like Ron Paul too (b/c of his Libertarian values of small government and personal freedoms) however even if he was voted in he'd have one hell of a time fighting congress and everyone else. The checks and balances would tear him apart.





And thats sad.

actually, the executive branch is solely responsible for enforcing the laws made by congress or the interpretation of the courts. congress can pass whatever law it wants, but as long as the president so demands, no enforcement of that law can be done, making it useless. ron paul could (and has said he would) waltz in there as president, wave his hands, and instantly "legalize" drugs and pardon all drug offenders, etc.

[hatenme]

i don't think any of them will do anything, I think there are just saying it to get more votes..

[John Doe]

i don't think any of them will do anything, I think there are just saying it to get more votes..

Good point...
But I think Id still go with some one who is at least SAYING they are gonna do things to make us any closer to legalized or even decrinalize more...