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Showing Original Post only (View all)Reform of Marijuana Laws Again Dominates President's Online Forum [View all]
http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2012/01/30/marijuana-again-dominates-president-obamas-online-forum/According to the Whitehouse Youtube page, with voting currently closed, 18 of the top 20 most popular question are about marijuana/drug policy. Seven of the top 20 question are directly related to questions created by NORML and its unusual removal from the page. NORMLs original question was:
With over 850,000 Americans arrested in 2010, on marijuana charges alone, and tens of billions of tax dollars being spent locking up marijuana users, isnt it time to regulate and tax marijuana?
The second most popular question on the page is from LEAPs Stephen Downing, a former LAPD deputy police chief. His question is:
So far every attempt by Obama to directly reach out to young voters through some form of online question and answer system has resulted in young adults overwhelming voting to confront the President with questions about our governments marijuana policies. It happened with his transitional website Change.gov, his first Youtube townhall and with the White Houses new we the people petition site.
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No bankster arrested but 850,000 Americans arrested in 2010 on marijuana charges?
SammyWinstonJack
Jan 2012
#1
It's not a serious question worthy of serious time by serious people harrumph harrrumph
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#56
That was an excellent testimony by the judge which I believe most astutely answers those concerns.
Uncle Joe
Jan 2012
#25
I like Willie Nelson and I can't think of the title but there's an excellent country song
Uncle Joe
Jan 2012
#39
these questions will negate the value of having a forum. Yes there are legitimate concerns but
themaguffin
Jan 2012
#24
This happened the last time Obama did the forum thing on youtube - People want it legal!
slay
Jan 2012
#52