Why Obama really might decriminalize marijuana

omg please obama, do this for me! DO THIS FOR US...U.S...USA!!! Oh YEA! USA BABY! LEGALIZE IT!!

And I imangine that legalizing it will make it ok for the president to smoke marijuana leading the country into a horrible downward spiral. America will be so doped up it will not even realize that we are slowly going down the tubes and as Sarah Palin said Russia will be coming over to take over!!!!!! Way to go Obama.... leading our country right into the hands of Russia.

We could do so much more with Marijuana then just smoking it. It would be a huge step for America to legalize it. Hemp could replace our dependency on oil, give us more durable clothing, medicine, paper, biodegradable plastics, and health food. It runs parallel with us having a "Green Future". Hemp requires little to no pesticides, no herbicides, controls erosion of the topsoil, and produces oxygen. Furthermore, hemp can be used to replace many potentially harmful products, such as tree paper (the processing of which uses bleaches and other toxic chemicals, and contributes to deforestation), cosmetics, and plastics, most of which are petroleum-based and do not decompose easily.

Well unless you believe Sarah Palin and Russia is going to take us over....LOL

Be it good business or the ethical thing to do: marijuana should be legalized, taxed and regulated for medical and recreational purposes.

Note to Obama: legalize it! Tax it! who cares as long as we can grow and toke without fear of arrest and jail right people? For the guy who said Obama toking in the white house would ruin the country: people like you ruin the country! The nation that tokes together will be a healthier and happier nation and for that matter the world who tokes together will be a happier and healthier world! free of war! free of injustice! Cannabis For Everyone!

If he made it possible for ALL of us to smoke it legally I would vote for him next time around. in this instance I say smoke baby smoke

Duh.

what a dumbass comment by "Maverick"!
there are so many uses for reefer and smoking it would not make us dumber. some of the brightes people i know are really smart and well educated.

Let's not confuse pot with hemp. Legalizing pot has nothing to do with decreasing our dependence on foreign oil.

lol whatever make the age 18 and sell it everywhereeeeee no more ripoffs and the money doesnt end up in the hands of some murderous greedy bastard, well scratch that last part, it would still go to government, same thing.

I just hope he fulfills the direction of his ideals, bless him.

how wonderful would this be?

hope! there is hope!

Oh please Superman baby jesus Obama use your change power to change this

I'm calling this to be his final move at the end of his presidency. Remember where he came from... it's possible.

Bob Marley once said, “Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.”

Sorry to burst your bubble but:
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7765

Also I think he should decriminalize and/or legalize. Sadly though I fear he will be cowardly on this issue.

From: http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/open_for_questions_response/

Q: "Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?" S. Man, Denton

A: President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana.

Happy New Year 2009!

This seems like such an easy fix that would free up his time to be used elsewhere.

Slarabee your a real bummer high, man.

Wise Choice Mr.President, we can take and use that money for fighting something that matters, like hunger and poverty!