President Obama's puzzling silence on marijuana policy

[RainDog]

51. no. the first two have to do with entirely legalizing

however, the polls concerning medical marijuana indicate that national support for legal medical marijuana goes back to the Clinton administration - and yet in 2011 we continue to have raids on state-legal medical marijuana providers and sellers who are in compliance with state law.

Other nations have dealt with the issue of medical vs. recreational cannabis by having mmj sold in pharmacies while recreational mj is sold in coffee shops.

when it is sold for recreational use it is regulated and limited to adults. in these nations (which you can read about in the drug policy forum) teen use is less than here where it is prohibited - because it is regulated.

I am fully in support of cannabis for adults for any use they may choose. There is no reason for the govt to tell adults they cannot grow or consume an herb that is less dangerous than aspirin. The laws came into existence because of racism and continue to be enforced in a racist manner. Anyone who is against legalization is, by default, in support of racist laws. That's the reality. You support racism by supporting prohibition,, even if you don't realize that's what you're doing.

Again, if you go to the drug policy forum and read about Portugal and The Netherlands, you will find that your belief that having a regulated market would result in a black market are not supported.

and, as far as information, as I said - go to the drug policy forum if you really care about this issue. There are dozens of links to reputable studies by the top universities in the world, links to economists, links to law enforcement, links to leaders of nations around the world who disagree with you.

and, that said - have a wonderful day.