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Le Taz Hot

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17. He's not going to pardon anyone.

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 09:50 AM

Jan 2014

His, I'm sorry but I'm going to say it, mealy-mouth claim that "marijuana is not any worse than alcohol" is for 2014 voter consumption. Between the 20 states that have legalized medical cannabis and the 2 that have legalized cannabis altogether, with more to come, he sees the writing on the wall and that he has been on the wrong side of this issue all along. As others have said, it would have been nice if he had actually LEAD the way but that would have pissed off Big Pharma and goddess knows we can't do that. Further, his statement that "marijuana is not any worse than alcohol" was, technically, correct, but most of us know that CANNABIS (the correct word) is not harmful and actually has numerous medicinal benefits that have been documented in peer-reviewed studies.

PO isn't going to pardon anyone because he would see that as pissing off the conservatives and if there's anything about Obama that you can count on it's his aversion to upsetting the conservatives.

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After Defending Pot, Obama has to Pardon Medical Marijuana Growers He Jailed [View all] unhappycamper Jan 2014 OP

"Defending pot"? Puh-lease, he did his now-typical sidestep and tacit approval of the parasites. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #1

Drug prosecutions increased under Clinton as well. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #2

K&R DeSwiss Jan 2014 #3

thanks. etc, etc. for sure. cali Jan 2014 #5

President Obama's actions belie his words. He often says the right things and cali Jan 2014 #4

Yep, he has a pretty good track record on that! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #18

He is being a hypocrite. I expected that from a Republican, B Calm Jan 2014 #6

Hypocrisy is a Sacrament to Obama. Most self indulgent rhetorician ever. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #7

Just like when he campaigned he said he would look at repealing NAFTA, B Calm Jan 2014 #9

Often he tells people what they want to hear, and then does the RKP5637 Jan 2014 #19

Words. zeemike Jan 2014 #8

Were these 154 people prosecuted for selling cannabis legally? Or did they break a law? tridim Jan 2014 #10

I agree and with that it makes us part of the problem madokie Jan 2014 #13

There is a marijuana-related arrest made in California every seven minutes. truedelphi Jan 2014 #22

Eric Holder is a shill and a continued embarrassment to my profession! Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #11

Eric Holder is one of the greatest AG in our history. Check his accomplishments and stop kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #12

Uh, what about Wall Street where he came from? Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #14

LOL. Good one! nt Romulox Jan 2014 #16

The President can unilaterally reschedule Pot. He's being *massively* disingenuous. nt Romulox Jan 2014 #15

Exactly Romulox, it was signed in sorefeet Jan 2014 #21

He's not going to pardon anyone. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #17

He often rides the picket fence and gets his ass torn up by RKP5637 Jan 2014 #20