Obama plays down overwhelming support for Marijuana.

[submachinegun]

In his response to the number one question concerning American's, only a one sentence reply was given stating "President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana". Not only was the response short, it was also bumped down the line to appear as if not important.

There will be another round of "Open for Questions" soon, and we should simply overwhelm them with our votes. let's make this something that cannot be ignored.

Open for Questions: Response | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team

submachinegun Reviewed by submachinegun on 12-16-2008. Obama plays down overwhelming support for Marijuana. In his response to the number one question concerning American's, only a one sentence reply was given stating "President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana". Not only was the response short, it was also bumped down the line to appear as if not important. There will be another round of "Open for Questions" soon, and we should simply overwhelm them with our votes. let's make this something that cannot be ignored. Open for Questions: Response | Change.gov: The Rating: 5

[linearvermin]

Wow man thats some bs.... the american people showed that they really wanted that question answered and they played it down that much?! I want to message him now with the question "Why, when the American people show that they want this unjust prohibition of marijuana eliminated, did you avoid the question with such a underplayed answer." I was hoping Obama would have something to say about this, about CHANGE, but it appears he doesn't have the backbone to take the questions and concerns of the people head on.

[mysensiherb]

He is for decriminalization at least. Ooh and he said he wanted to change the federal law so people that it doesnt conflict with the states' laws. All hope is not gone.

[doopity]

Q: "Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?" S. Man, Denton

A: President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana.

Open for Questions: Response | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team

Sorry to break out the bad news guys.

[JD1stTimer]

No he isn't. Read it from his own website change.gov:

from Open for Questions: Response | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team
Q: "Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?" S. Man, Denton

A: President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana.

[Hollywierdtoker]

Is this really even news? Haha.
Obama is a tool :thumbsup:

[StonedOutCam]

obama cnat legalize weed cuz hes pres he could try to pass the bill to congress but i doubt they would pass it ,its really up to government but everyone know they gov is gay about pot so i dont think it will be legalized anytime soon i think decriminalized but thats it

[BlazedinBA]

it stinks that there was no explanation behind there reasoning for "legalization"....now i put legalization in quotes because that doesnt mean that marijuana can be decriminalized, like massachusets just recently voted to pass....if the entire US had the new laws of MA, i believe that it would eventually become more like the laws of amsterdam and tolerance of it, just without the coffee shops n stuff....now thats just a dream of mine, but ya never know it could happen!

[ranjas75]

What do you guys think? Will it EVER become legal like alcohol did?

[TheHonorary]

No, unless there's some drastic change that takes the power from the hands of the huge corporations that stand to lose countless millions if marijuana was ever to become legal. Not to mention weed might actually manage to wake some people up from their sheepish states, and the government can't have that, can they. Just look at what they did to John Lennon, for example.