Obama's Marijuana Remarks Light Up Legalization Debate

[Swilly]

[URL="http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/01/21/264551314/obamas-marijuana-remarks-light-up-legalization-debate"]NPunR Link[/URL]

[quote=NPR]Obama's Interview with the New Yorker's David Remnick gave a measure of validation to friends of legalization and served as a buzz kill to its foes. But even supporters of decriminalizing marijuana were careful not to claim that Obama's statement had altered the overall dynamics of the debate.

For one thing, Obama was characteristically cautious in how he framed the issue, to the point of ambivalence. While he said that marijuana was less dangerous than alcohol — an assertion in dispute — he also said he told his daughters that it was "a bad idea, a waste of time, not very healthy."

He seemed most concerned about the disproportionate impact marijuana arrests and convictions were having on minority young people. And he also worried about where to draw the line with other more dangerous drugs like cocaine or methamphetamine.

Obama, as a politician and leader of the Democratic Party, is also wary of intentionally putting his party at a political disadvantage, especially as the 2014 midterm and 2016 presidential elections come into view.

So while Allen St. Pierre, executive director of NORML, the best-known marijuana legalization advocacy group, welcomed the president's comments, he wasn't expecting a burst of federal legislative activity or executive directives from the president's pen.[/quote]

I like the title.

[zukriuchen]

Obama was right in choosing his wording carefully, after all this an issue he can't be too blunt about, or else the Republicans will bring down the Democrats in 420 different ways, he'll be stoned by the media and sent blazing out of the White House

[Boaraes]

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;43626587]Obama was right in choosing his wording carefully, after all this an issue he can't be too blunt about, or else the Republicans will bring down the Democrats in 420 different ways, he'll be stoned by the media and sent blazing out of the White House[/QUOTE]

10/10

[Kite_shugo]

Pshh; everyone in the white house knows that Obama has a glorious cannabis-smoking rig in the presidential suite aptly named 'Obongo'.

I do wonder how many states will have legalized it by the time 5 years have gone by...

[Lick]

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;43626587]Obama was right in choosing his wording carefully, after all this an issue he can't be too blunt about, or else the Republicans will bring down the Democrats in 420 different ways, he'll be stoned by the media and sent blazing out of the White House[/QUOTE]

Obama needs to step up and accept his position as Commander and Chief

[Contend]

It's funny how cautious Obama is about the legalization debate given how much weed he smoked growing up - he's even written about it in his memoirs. I understand he has to be politically sensitive, but google "Obama Choom Gang"

[img]http://redpillreport.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/barak_obama_smoking.jpg[/img]

[Nukefuzz]

[QUOTE=Lick;43626794]Obama needs to step up and accept his position as Commander and [b]Kief[/b][/QUOTE]

ftfy

[RIPBILLYMAYS]

[QUOTE=atl101;43626904]It's funny how cautious Obama is about the legalization debate given how much weed he smoked growing up - he's even written about it in his memoirs. I understand he has to be politically sensitive, but google "Obama Choom Gang"

[img]http://redpillreport.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/barak_obama_smoking.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

There are things I have done that I wouldn't want the next generation to do. Its a little hypocritical, but i look at things in retrospect and think "i could have done this instead". I don't think this is exclusive to marijuana either.

[myon]

[QUOTE=Swilly;43626034]I like the title.[/QUOTE]

Should have been
[quote]Obama's Marijuana Remarks [B]Blazes[/B] Legalization Debate[/quote]

[Joey Skylynx]

[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;43627245]There are things I have done that I wouldn't want the next generation to do. Its a little hypocritical, but i look at things in retrospect and think "i could have done this instead". I don't think this is exclusive to marijuana either.[/QUOTE]
The problem with that tran of thought is that no matter what, kids are gonna do what you did. They need to learn the hardway, and that's the only way sometimes.

[Appellation]

[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;43627289]The problem with that tran of thought is that no matter what, kids are gonna do what you did. They need to learn the hardway, and that's the only way sometimes.[/QUOTE]
If I ever end up having kids....they'll do the things I did…jesus christ that's horrible

[Mingebox]

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;43626587]Obama was right in choosing his wording carefully, after all this an issue he can't be too blunt about, or else the Republicans will bring down the Democrats in 420 different ways, he'll be stoned by the media and sent blazing out of the White House[/QUOTE]
I think his chances of legalizing marijuana are doobious at best.

[matt000024]

But he didn't inhale right?

[alexguydude]

Snip.

Someone beat me to my joke :(

[gk99]

[QUOTE=Appellation;43632048]If I ever end up having kids....they'll do the things I did…jesus christ that's horrible[/QUOTE]

I don't know about that.
My Dad used to smoke weed all the time, and I don't even own a lighter.

[Sableye]

[QUOTE=Kite_shugo;43626633]Pshh; everyone in the white house knows that Obama has a glorious cannabis-smoking rig in the presidential suite aptly named 'Obongo'.
I do wonder how many states will have legalized it by the time 5 years have gone by...[/QUOTE]

why do you think he had hillary as his secratary of state? so he could have an excuse to invite bill clinton to the whitehouse and show him his old pot-stashes