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In reply to the discussion: WTF is up with "Obama's War on Weed" ?? It makes no sense at this point in the game. [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)Obama is now in office - so it's his problem.
Honestly - this is the most ridiculous argument I have heard on this site.
So, no president ever has any influence on the way in which the federal govt. deals with various issues? - or rather, if the president is Obama, he has a magic shield of special exception because you support him?
Can't you actually look at an issue and say, yes, I support Obama's election, but on this particular issue - he is a long way from the right side of this whole thing - and his stance has regressed since he took office - just as it did with gay rights.
We are calling for him to have the courage of his convictions to create positive change.
If it were any other president, the call would be the same.
Medical marijuana laws are progress that has been almost entirely achieved without any support from the federal level of politicians - included Democrats in CA. ala Feinstein.
The credit goes, entirely, to state and local activists and legislators who had the bravery to defy bad law at a time when only a minority of the population even understood this issue.
The impetus for the legalization movement coincided with the rise of HIV/AIDS and its related diseases, such as cancer. There was NO COMPASSION for the suffering of people at the federal level. And never has been.