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In reply to the discussion: The President Has a Growing Marijuana Problem [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)because almost a majority of the population, at this time, lives in states with mmj laws - that's different than the numbers that support changing the law - those are people who have lived with mmj laws - some of them for more than a decade - and we see that hell has not broken loose.
with the other 16 states with pending legislation, some of them, too, will go for legal mmj - and, again, this is just like prohibition of alcohol in its day.
when so many states decide to overturn federal law, the federal govt. has to respond to the will of the people.
the biggest issues in all this are people with chronic and/or life-threatening illnesses who deserve access to mmj and the huge numbers of minorities, both African-American and Latino, that are in prison - in the for-profit prison system here.
it's SCANDALOUS that America is locking up so many non-violent people on marijuana charges - this destroys lives.
As an African-American president, Obama ought to give a shit about what this is doing to future generations of black men in this nation.