Tell President Obama That Legalizing Marijuana Is No Laughing Matter

[slavetopot]

Please send a email to the President, if enough of us start to gather together and stand strong we can end this madness of the so called drug wars.



From NORML.ORG:

Tell President Obama That Legalizing Marijuana Is No Laughing Matter

Dear Friend:

Speaking at an online Town Hall meeting yesterday, President Barack Obama pledged "to open up the White House to the American people."

Well, to some of the American people that is.

As for those tens of millions of you who believe that cannabis should be legally regulated like alcohol -- and the tens of thousands of you who voted to make this subject the most popular question in yesterday's online Presidential Town Hall -- well, your voice doesn't really matter.

Asked this morning whether he "would ... support the bill currently going through the California legislation to legalize and tax marijuana, boosting the economy and reducing drug cartel related violence," the President responded with derision.

"There was one question that was voted on that ranked fairly high and that was whether legalizing marijuana would improve the economy and job creation, and I don't know what this says about the online audience," he laughed.

"The answer is no, I don't think that [is] a good strategy." (You can watch a video clip of President Obama's response here.)

Obama's cynical rebuff was short-sighted and disrespectful to a large percentage of his supporters. After all, was it not this very same "online audience" that donated heavily to Obama's Presidential campaign and ultimately carried him to the White House?

The American public is ready and willing to engage in a serious and objective political debate regarding the merits of legalizing the use of cannabis by adults. The time for joking is over.

It is obvious that many of you feel similarly. Yesterday, NORML's website received more blog comments than in any other single day in our history!

Please take a moment to tell the President that marijuana law reform is no laughing matter, and that the millions of Americans who support this issue deserve to be treated respectfully. For your convenience, a pre-written letter will be e-mailed to President Obama when you enter you go here:

Contact Officials - NORML

You can also call the President during east coast business hours at:

* Comments: 202-456-1111
* Switchboard: 202-456-1414

If you call, please be respectful and polite. Please leave your name and where you are from. Tell the President:

"I'm one of the tens of millions of Americans who believe that cannabis should be legally regulated like alcohol.

The American public is ready and willing to engage in a serious and objective political debate regarding the merits of legalizing the use of cannabis by adults. The time for joking is over.

Please consider apologizing for your dismissive tone, and please consider treating those of us who believe that there are viable alternatives to marijuana prohibition with the respect we deserve."

Help us send the White House a message it can't ignore.

Thank you for assisting NORML's federal law reform efforts.

Sincerely,
The NORML Team

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[JaggedEdge]

I find this funny, I remember during the campaign people saying Obama would support cannabis reform laws...

That worked out well huh?

[the image reaper]

here's the video release from the MPP website
Obama got it wrong â?? MPP Blog :wtf: (phony, giggling, prick) well, some of us tried to warn, but oh, no, everybody couldn't wait to vote for the 'celebrity candidate'

[luciddreamer]

Yup, this is sick. But maybe instead of playing the blame game, write to Obama or call him or e-mail him. See that actually fixes something. It's really not hard. Jagged and Image reaper I hope you both wrote or called him....

[JaggedEdge]

I doubt it. I'm on their list of people likely to revolt against the government. No need to give them more reason to suspect me... Not to mention I doubt it will change their minds.

People, including myself, spoke out venomously against the recent stimulus package and they passed it easily, regardless of our protests.

By the way, around 50% of the population opposed that bill...

[the image reaper]

Yup, this is sick. But maybe instead of playing the blame game, write to Obama or call him or e-mail him. See that actually fixes something. It's really not hard. Jagged and Image reaper I hope you both wrote or called him....

I add comments, and send in every e-mail letter I receive from NORML and MPP, yup :thumbsup: ... and, I am positive that phony prick in the White House stays up late at night reading them, too ... :wtf:

[the image reaper]

I just saw this gag photo on the Web, wanted to share ... the TRUTH in a single photo ... :wtf:

[boaz]

I add comments, and send in every e-mail letter I receive from NORML and MPP, yup :thumbsup: ... and, I am positive that phony prick in the White House stays up late at night reading them, too ... :wtf:

no, the can.com daemon on their server does that for 'em. :stoned: ^ that image does say it all, hu? :wtf:

[gypski]

I just saw this gag photo on the Web, wanted to share ... the TRUTH in a single photo ... :wtf:

I'm beginning more and more to believe exactly that. They believe, and rightly so, that most Americans are PT Barnum's, born every minute suckers. :thumbsup:

[Coelho]

I just saw this gag photo on the Web, wanted to share ... the TRUTH in a single photo ... :wtf:

LOL!!! Indeed! Im starting to think that the only change that Obama actually brought was to be usas first black president...