Obama has stated he is for decriminalzation at some point. true the perception is he took it back.

i dont even wanna get into politics, but under a non-republican admin there is more chance for congress to do something since there are already 2 house bills introduced...

and obama could use his power behind the scenes to gather support without directly taking any stance himself.

behind the door meetings and secure phone lines are just for such purposes.

a mccain admin will veto both of those bills if they do pass thru the legislature and will try to gather support against it in any way possible, dont doubt it. he has stated it repeatedly that "HE" (despite 17000+ medical researches) does not think marijuana has any medical benefits... i guess he thinks president is the doctor in chief as well