Carlos Santana wishes Obama would legalize pot

[kpete]

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – President Barack Obama brushed off a question about legalizing marijuana in his online town hall last month, but guitar god Carlos Santana says he wishes he would seriously consider it.

"Legalize marijuana and take all that money and invest it in teachers and in education," Santana said in an interview this week. "You will see a transformation in America."

During his online town hall on March 26, Obama fielded a question about whether legalization of the illicit drug would help pull the nation out of recession. Obama said he didn't think it was good economic policy, and also joked: "I don't know what this says about the online audience."

But Santana said making pot legal is "really way overdue, like the prohibition with the alcohol and stuff like that.

"I really believe that as soon as we legalize and decriminalize marijuana we can actually afford a really good governor who won't keep taking money away from education and from teachers and send him back to Hollywood where he can do 'D' movies and we can get an 'A' governor," referring to former movie action hero and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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[onehandle]

1. I wish Obama would bring back unicorns.

We have the technology. It's really way overdue.

[Oregone]

5. I agee! That and plant an organic garden.

Of course, we know both are impossible

[hasidic acid]

2. Of course he can't 'legalize' it himself but I'm disappointed he won't seriously consider it.

not much change on that issue

[BlooInBloo]

4. You're disappointed he won't consider doing something he can't do?

:rofl:

[hasidic acid]

7. I'm pretty sure you know what I meant.

At least I damn sure hope so.
:eyes:

[BlooInBloo]

3. That's nice.

[bigtree]

6. of course . . .

A doobie while listening to some Santana? Essential.