Obama: Regulate Marijuana like cigarettes, alcohol

Posted by | November 30, 2016 06:53 | Filed under: Planet Politics

President Barack Obama says though he doesn’t think legalizing marijuana will end America’s drug problem, he believes pot should be regulated the same way cigarettes and alcohol are regulated. Obama, in an interview with Rolling Stone published Tuesday, said regulating marijuana is a much smarter way to handle the issue that continuing to treat it as…

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By: Alan

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9 responses to Obama: Regulate Marijuana like cigarettes, alcohol

  1. Buford2k11 November 30th, 2016 at 07:00

    I have been reading that the Trump administration is going to go all ANTI-weed on us…I don’t believe much in the way of news any more…the media has really blown it, big time….I know to never believe any website from the right…etc…Drudge being one of the worst aggregators of fake news…but, the DEA, as one of the more corrupt policing agencies, will probably get a big boost, and will continue to strip people of their rights, and their wealth…

    • Suzanne McFly November 30th, 2016 at 07:19

      With Sessions as AG weed legalization will now be fought.

      • Larry Schmitt November 30th, 2016 at 07:24

        They don’t even want to legalize hemp.

        • Suzanne McFly November 30th, 2016 at 07:28

          Ah crap, he will have us burning out clothes to prove we aren’t wearing hemp.

          • Larry Schmitt November 30th, 2016 at 08:03

            And some idiot will claim he got high from it, even though it’s not possible.

  2. Bunya November 30th, 2016 at 13:54

    Personally, I think legalizing marijuana is a great idea. It pulled Colorado out of bankruptcy. Unfortunately, big pharma will do everything it can to keep it illegal. That way, they can keep making a sh*tload of money pushing more dangerous painkillers like hydrocodone, Vicodin and Darvon.

  3. bpollen November 30th, 2016 at 15:50

    Sensible drug laws? Why would we want that?

    Back in MY day, we used fear-mongering and lies! If it was good enough for us, it’s good enough for our children!

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