Quote Originally Posted by rightwinger
From what I have seen and in my personal opinion--most marijuana users believe that the opposition is always coming from the right--when it's not.

It's either a lack of knowledge about candidates--past Presidents etc. But for every republican against the use of marijuana I can bring up just as many democrats.

My point being marijuana is not a left/right issue. There are opponents to legalising marijuana on both sides of the isle. And I imagine there are just as many republicans as democrats who want to legalise marijuana.

So we have to pay attention to the candidates we are voting for. Right now--Tom Tancredo is the most pro candidate in this election cycle--even though he is conservative. He is the one most likely to stop new regulation-pointed at caregivers and medical marijuana centers. Hickenlooper seems to be more inclined to listen to what law enforcement tells him--which wouldn't be good for any of us.

Seems to me like there are only about four politicians in favor of legalization period. We can't even get a federal mmj bill, legalization is a long way off. If it comes in states, which I hope it will, it will be through small-d democracy. Initiatives, petitions, whatever. Once we get it legalized at the state level, we'll have to fight against idiotic regulations from the legislators who still won't bother listening to their constituents. And even after we do all that work in the states, if we elect the wrong president they'll be perfectly willing to use federal law against marijuana.

I'm just not seeing any groundswell of support for marijuana among federal politicians. Precious few at the state level are even willing to stand up for medical marijuana, much less full legalization.