This is your chance to change marijuana laws...

Marijuana should be legalized, taxed and regulated for medical and recreational purposes.

Yes we can.

it's about time!

THE VOTING HAS BEEN CLOSED. YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE NEXT WEEK.

I've been urging this very same vote ever since I found out, on current, that the president elect had a web site and invited all Americans to tell him what they thought.

To the nay sayers I respond by saying you can think of it anyway you like. I also say you are now in the minority. There are more people in this country that either favor legalization/decriminalization or are neutral on the issue than those opposed. There are good reasons for this.

I see no point in debating issues that have already been settled. The objections all fall into 3 categories. Fear. The belief that you should go through life the same way you were born into it. And mis-information. All have been addressed. The personal experiences of millions of Americans directly contradict your objections.

If American society was going to be negatively impacted by marijuana use it would have already happend. Pot use has been widespread for more than 30 years. I first gave it a try in 1967. Hate to tell ya, not a junkie - work my job - pay my bills and question only those laws that are asinine. Even our British cousins have relaxed restrictions to avoid locking up half their young people. This while OUR young people languish in prisons. The time has come for the hypocrisy to stop. We're making criminals out of people that aren't - to our own detriment.

INFORMATION: THE PRESIDENT ELECTS FEATURE "OPEN FOR QUESTIONS" CLOSED AT NOON TODAY. YOU CAN NO LONGER VOTE. THE SITE REPORTS THIS FEATURE WILL BE INCLUDED AGAIN NEXT WEEK.

Here's the kicker: This feature was introduced on the 10th, closed at noon on the 12th. 2 days. The site received 600,000 votes on more than 7,000 questions from all walks of Americans. Want to know what the #1 question from the American people was? Hold on nay sayers. Pot reform. #1

Our voice is being heard. And our numbers are far greater than we were led to believe. AT LAST, American citizens can voice their support without risking their job or a midnight visit by the DEA. Tell your friends. Spread the word. When the feature is opened again let us demonstrate our numbers.

At the time of this post there are 25 responses. Not all said yea/nay. But by my tally we have 15 positive & 4 against with one of those posting 4 times. Tell you anything?

Put aside the therapeutic benefits of medical cannabis for a moment and this becomes a political issue of the Federal Government infringing on personal freedoms. There is no logical reason that cannabis should be prohibited. It is non-addictive (unlike legal tobacco and alcohol), does not lead to violent crime, you cannot overdose on it (unlike legal pharmaceuticals) and it is a natural organic product. In fact, the ongoing prohibition and propaganda war against cannabis is in part funded by pharmaceutical and alcohol producing companies.
There are always going to be fringe elements in society that abuse any product; alcohol, cold medicines, prescription drugs, household cleaners etc. and these people should seek treatment. But individuals who choose to partake of cannabis in a responsible manner should be free to do so...they should not be labelled criminals anymore than someone who chooses to have a few drinks in the comfort of their own home. Where is the victim???
Decriminalize!

NO.

This country is in Idiocracy mode because you have too many IDIOTS getting their hands on things that feel good but ultimately and easily cause various degrees of destruction to parts of society.

Blindly legalizing dangerous substances along lines of age alone is NOT the way to go.

On the other hand, if you do want INTELLIGENT reform, you must insist on EDUCATION, TESTING, and PERIODIC LICENSING for everything from breeding, to alcohol, to marijuana, to other things that are desired to some but dangerous to others if not handled correctly.

PERIOD.

I've been alive long enough to know people are very stupid, dangerous creatures when left to their own decisions. It's not the type of people here on current that are the problem, it's the ones that are drop outs and short-sighted, reckless fools that you need to worry about.

When considering issues like drugs, alcohol (a drug in liquid form), and sex, don't just consider your own perspective on your ability, consider the lowest common denominator among us and realize we need to require a minimal degree of responsible usage and the education required for that.

So, YES, you can consider legalizing things as a legitimate means of fixing many of the problems in this country, but you CANNOT do it blindly by age unless you want to create even more problems.

That is STUPID.

And, as Forrest said: "Stupid is as stupid does."

The same way you train and license people to drive cars before they are allowed to, they seriously need to implement the same approach to everything I mentioned above.

Education, testing, and licensing, then sales, tax, and regulation.

And while they're at it, use marijuana as the Guinea Pig/carrot to push the reform in the other problematic areas if humanly possible. A small warning in fine print or a slogan that says "Drink responsibly." don't necessarily cut it for many people, and THOSE are the ones we need to find a way to correct.

Cool. If marijuana was legal, then maybe it wouldn't be cool anymore and perhaps less people would smoke it to get high.

seems the link goes to the results of the vote page.. not the voting page.

This is the smartest question ever. Very Der.

I'd much rather be supporting our government than mexican cartels. Obama definitely harped on the fact that we export so many jobs and this would be a great way to keep some of those jobs here. We as americans are basically funding the entire psuedo-war that is taking place in Mexico right now.

Damnit i tried to vote... wouldn't let me registered and everything.

Someone Vote Yes for me!

Decriminization of cannibus is this one change that will affect our economy, our healthcare system, our broken crinimal justice system, our over-crowded prisons and the narco-fascists battles that we are fighting on our borders. All we have to do is be honest with ourselves.

EXACTLY.

If they really wanted to boost the economy, this is their solution.