Marijuana Legalization Issue on Obama's Desk Thanks to White House's Online Petition Program

Mr. President Obama, please listen to the majority of those that support medical marijuana and legalizing marijuana in a similar fashion to taxing and regulating alcohol and cigarettes. I fyou ignore us any further,w e will not vote for you. I voted for Obama 4 yrs. ago, but after he betrayed us- the medical marijuana industry and movement is shameful. If you don't promise and deliver most importantly than voters will come out in strives and not vote for you. this remains to be the #1  most popular subject on you're desk and know you have to answer for you're broken and shattered promises that were not fulfilled, in fact just the antithesis. We will no longer accept this and i plan to vote for Romney because of the fact that you betrayed the medical marijuana community and the majority of people that support legalizing  and regulating it like alcohol. Well, Mr. obama you lost my vote for you this last 4 years just because you failed to act, and ignored the raids,etc, etc. 

If this is true about possible Federal legalization, I support the move to legalize it.  The whole legal issue revolves around antiquated notions and gross exaggerations about marijuana and Federal laws passed after the run of a government financed movie "Reefer Madness" in 1936 which used completely false evidence ...... which  heralded a McCarthyism type attitude.  Let's be realistic, it's not a heavy narcotic, no one has overdosed on it, and it has no more effects than alcohol .... and we all know how ridiculous prohibition was with alcohol.  Laws are supposed to protect the public from unseen harm, it’s mechanism is not to protect people from themselves because freedom is what our country was founded on.  If driving under the influence is an issue, testing can be performed and the penalties should be the same for DUI for alcohol.  If the presumptions were correct about pot use and erosion of civil obedience, it would show in England but no such thing has happened … so let’s get realistic and decriminalize pot so that young lives are not ruined by criminal convictions of possession.  Also, for those producing and selling tax it like alcohol and cigarettes.

hey fuck you "Marijuana is good" darwin micheal-jean dumont says

Just would like to know How President Obama stands on legalizing medical marijuana..before it is time to vote for a President this year.. I am a democrat..

ha ha ha. what i do? smile or cry? 

who is this guy? what he want? he he. I am joking man

They didn't stop alcohol they won't be able to stop marijuana, tax it the same as alcohol

obama will do something.

Mr. O' Bama; dont you want to be the most popular president in history; by legalizing marijuana?  The majority of the people want it; and want you, back in office; but......you have got to listen to the american public opinion:  WE WANT MARIJUANA LEGALIZED.  It is taxing our law enforcement offices; our people; our prison systems; and for what: a god given plant that has so many benifits, (and none, that I know of), and...it isno more a gateway drug then tobacco, or alcahol.  In fact, it is less harmfull to the body; and our system, then either of these killer drugs.  Keep them, if the people want them; but...give us our marijuana, not only for medical use; but for all people to enjoy, as they do cigerettes, and their martini's.  Wake up!!

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/pe...

Legalize it..If you don't like it...don't be around it...

the world would be a much better place if everyone would just get high

Marijuana prohibition makes no sense and is utterly absurd as long as cigarettes and alcohol are legal.  Even the founding fathers used hemp; hell they probably were toking it up when writing the Declaration.

After many years of bar tending, serving in restaurants, cocktail waitressing, and socializing at parties, I found myself needing a drink often just to live daily life in Orange County. Socializing was one thing but I found myself drinking alone at home. That's when I knew I was an alcoholic.

I went to AA meetings to curb the use of alcohol and finally eliminated it from my life completely in 2001. That process took 20 years. I also returned to college and after a few semesters found that a rare form of degenerative liver disease and scar tissue had  encompassed my liver. I had a biopsy and the  new guinea pig drug that the Government was experimenting with to cleanse livers was available to me through my medical insurance. Although the disease did not progress my liver did not repair itself either. So I live day to day with swelling, pain, and discomfort.

To make matters worse I lived with my parents for a few years next to a doppler satellite that had enough Gamma Rays coming out of it to kill cells that generate and multiply during cancer, the only problem is the new cells that replenish the old were also killed by this apparatus.

Now I reside elsewhere and the Government decided to put yet another 200 foot tower to enable cell phones to work. Now I get enough RF's daily to dry out mucous membranes and deter any new cells except the cancer cells that we all have. SInce the Government has the power to legalize alcohol, opiates and other derivitives that are used to manufacture different pain alleviators why not legalize marijuana? It's harmless and helps with pain. The alcoholic person is impaired by motor skills and the lack of judgement. The opiated person is non cooperative but painless.  SInce the Government controls what the people ingest, what they drink, how they think and monopolize what new age towers go onto our neighboring soil where in the Constitution does it say that we are free to choose our path? where is  Government when you reside around dangerous EMF'S, RF'S and Gamma Rays?

I believe that people will ignore the latest attack on marijuana embargoing and do what they have done for years go underground with sales. The Government will lose millions/billions of dollars if they force the self medicated people underground. The truth is pot was on the ballot in 1972 when I voted for my first time as an 18 year old citizen of the U.S. I did not smoke it for 25 plus years until my cancer got so bad that day to day life was impossible without it. If you want more alcoholics on the road just ban pot. If you want more demonstrations and costly medical insurance bills just ban pot. And if you want your mental institutions filled up with stressed out people just ban pot.

Choices that we make! Vicky

Marijuana prohibition!!!!!!!!!!!

Marijuana prohibition!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's another petition to sign...

Remove Marijuana from the Schedule 1 list of drugs in the Controlled Substances Act

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/pe...

The US government has had a patent on cannabinoids as a neuroprotectant since 2003. Quoting the patent, "This new found property makes cannabinoids useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of wide variety of oxidation associated diseases, such as ischemic, age-related, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The cannabinoids are found to have particular application as neuroprotectants, for example in limiting neurological damage following ischemic insults, such as stroke and trauma, or in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and HIV dementia." Surely they speak the truth about this. Have a look at the patent.  http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi...  Dave Triplett (and others) have found cannabis oil to cure melanoma as he shows in his short movie about his own experience.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Cannabis has been proven to kill cancer cells in lab tests without harming the healthy cells present.  http://www.gsalternative.com/2...  

Many people have seen similar results personally, including a number of stage 4 cancer sufferers given ‘hemp oil’ by Rick Simpson in Canada, who were cured by ingesting it. (Rick said there was about a 70% recovery rate in those stage 4 folks; the rest died as their prognosis forecast.)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...  

I have started a We The People petition asking the government to reveal what it knows about cannabis that is beneficial, since it has thus far only been releasing detrimental information.  Until the petition receives 150 votes, you can only view and sign the petition here:  http://wh.gov/4y0

Thank you for your time.

Obama can't legalize it. Think about it. He's the first black president. What kind of ammo would the GOP have if the first black president is also the president who legalizes Marijuana?

I think Obama wants to do it, but when asked about it previously, he laughed, because he knows this.

They didn't stop alcohol they won't be able to stop marijuana, tax it the same as alcohol...

loooooosers, all of you!

its adout time

I think it should be decriminalized, there is too many people that go to jail for petty minor possession of marijuana charges. It effects peoples future with jobs and education. Something so petty should be looked at as a traffic citation not a criminal offense. If one is trafficking marijuana then that should be looked at as a criminal offense. Maybe legalization is a bit far...

I screaming from Wilington NC, "legalize it now"! Obama i voted for you the first but i sure as hell wont vote you in again if you dont wake up and do the right thing. free  NORTH CAROLINA and all the other states!  

Iv'e been smoeking for 36 years and the laws have made me have to watch all the time to see if there is a cop around or a new person in the croud who might be a CI or agent.With the legalization of marijuana I wont have to lok over my shoulder any more and be able to enjoy my medacine,yes I said medacine! If there is anything better for you than Pot to help keep you calm,hunger urges,pain relief and even rest when you are unable to sleep then bring it on.How ever there has not been anything out there but harmful pills to do any of this. So I for one am for the legalization of Marijuana for it helps me in all these ways.Now if a lot of these Politicians will get there heads out of there asses and come to the truth of this then we will have that Legalization,so please e-mail your congressman,Rep,Senater and Governer and let them know you want this to be legal even if it is for just the Medical use,it would make a differance.Good Luck to all and God Bless us.

LONG LIVE r/trees !

Thanks to http://trees.reddit.com for generating the 40,000 signatures on the petition so far and counting.

FUCKING LEGALIZE IT ALREADY.

JUST FUCKING DO IT DAMMIT

/rant

Big deal.The question is should we have a drug war at all.And the answer is a resounding no.The U.S.taxpayer has already been bilked out of one trillion dollars on enforcement alone,not to mention the costs of unnnecessary incarceration and the terrible loss of individual freedom,as well as the social suffering which has ensued.Let's put  a bill to abolish the "patriot Act "on his desk and find out if we have a Country.Or maybe we should just elect Ron Paul and dispense with the nonsense.

One reason legalization is going to be diffcult is because the business interest that run private prisons will lose lots of "customers". Fewer drug arrest will mean big losses. I've heard that some of these prison charge states up to 40,000 per year per prisoner. They will lobby hard to keep the status quo.

I feel this would be a step in the right direction towardmaking Pot work to help our damaged economies. Marijuana is the safest drug with actual benefits for the user asopposed to alcohol which is dangerous, causes addiction, birth defects, andaffects literally every organ in the body. Groups are organizing all over the country to speak their minds onreforming pot laws.  I drew up a verycool poster for the cause which you can check out on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot...  Drop in and let me know what you think!

They will not ignore it. In fact - I would not doubt Obama to use this as a potential popularity boost before the elections in 2012. It would bring in a lot of money from tax revenue and votes from patients across the country who have little options left. Curious to see how this pans out.

Great story.  I hope the president acts quickly on what ever he decides.

If they legalize pot the jails won't be as over-crowded as they are and people won't have to worry about breaking the law any more.  And the tax benefits will be huge windfall for the states as well as the federal government.

Why not, "As someone who, by his own admission, is familiar firsthand with marijauna, cocaine, and alcohol", and as someone who has repeatedly claimed to be against laws which  disproportionately low income and minorities, could you please explain why you as president, will should not wholeheartedly back this effort?"

In my opinion this trivial debate on Marijuana is just pathetic. Most likely the people that voted for it were or are using marijuana whether it's legalized or not. This is just " getting away with murder ". Just think of all the health effects that will occur with supplying this to the public? The issue will spread among everyone and it will be to late to stop it.But with whatever technology you used to discover that marijuana slows down the causes or effects of some diseases I can't help but decide that it should stay a medical treatment and not just for people who are greedy and irresponsible adults that neglect their powers for such simple... Luxuries that may last a little more then thirty minutes.