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3. I think he does care

Reply to SoCalMusicLover (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 05:26 PM

Dec 2016

He was just hesitant to act on the issue because he was afraid of how he'd be remembered in history. "Oh, we elect a black president and he legalized weed huh?" At the time it was more of a fringe issue, while now it's become a more mainstream issue. He probably wanted to let the states have a go at it like they've done with gay marriage. Problem is he didn't count on Trump getting elected, and now an entire industry is potentially in danger.

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