I’ve just visited the website of President Obama, whitehouse.gov. It is a beautiful 21st century site with links to all the possible issues one could care about.
Except, of course, the one we care about. The one voted to the top of Change.gov three times and the top of Change.org as well.
A search of “marijuana” at whitehouse.gov returns:
Search was unable to find any results for marijuana, you may have typed your word incorrectly, have entered an empty phrase or are being too specific.
Perhaps we have just entered an “empty phrase”, huh? I tried “cannabis”, even “drugs”, same result.
We are not welcome.
This website presents the most inclusive administration ever. Pages of vision and specific policy proposals on Civil Rights, Defense, Disabilities, Economy, Education, Energy & Environment, Ethics, Family, Fiscal, Foreign Policy, Health Care, Homeland Security, Immigration, Iraq, Poverty, Rural, Seniors & Social Security, Service, Taxes, Technology, Urban Policy, Veterans, and Women, and we don’t even get a bone thrown to us in Additional Issues.
The slightest bit of mention of our issue is found on the Civil Rights page:
Expand Use of Drug Courts: President Obama and Vice President Biden will give first-time, non-violent offenders a chance to serve their sentence, where appropriate, in the type of drug rehabilitation programs that have proven to work better than a prison term in changing bad behavior.
“Changing bad behavior.” You’re being “bad”. ’Cause drugs ‘r’ bad, mmmkay? OK, if it’s your first time, and we find it “appropriate”, we’ll call you an “addict” and sentence you to rehab. Sure, you’ll still have a criminal conviction that would keep you from ever becoming president, but there must be some punishment for your “bad behavior”. If you continue your “bad behavior” a second time and we catch you, then it’s off to prison for you!
you know what really pisses me off? i live here in massachusetts where its now legal to possess up to 1oz. yet its still a felony to grow a single plant. so my next question is… where is all the weed suppose to come from? There are def groups of people who are covered by local and state police to grow massive amounts. thats not fair to the city kids who get arrested for a gram. the same people keepin the shit illegal are ones flooding the streets. wait till we the people start fighting back! the goverment cant stop us all remember that… George Washington “sow the hemp plant everywhere”
And remember, if captured, you are only required to give your name, rank, and favorite cereal.
You go right ahead, dd. Go kick some DEA ass. I’m right behind you. Wayyy behind you.
i just wonder why u think a blog will help the mj.fight.i mean if a man with a gun starts hunting me im not going to pick up the mouse and cry to anyone who will listen.i mean didnt the gov start the (WAR)and all we the pepole have done is hide were in the hell did anyone win by hideing. i say you will be herd the first day you starting fighting back.i mean washington didnt blog the redcoats he took the fight to them and didnt let up .how about telling me why i should march in sted of kickin some dea ass.imean oboma sure isnt going to do anything 4 us.time to be realest fight back or go hide thats my thought on this deal.
http://criminaljustice.change.org/actions/view/end_federal_raids_on_medical_marijuana_dispensaries
Let the Pres know how you feel!!!
I’m pretty sure Joe Biden was the Chairman of a major judicial committee about drug policy. I don’t think he was light on the issue of legalization of marijuana.
http://www.marijuana.com/democratic-candidates/33961-sen-joe-biden.html
So that’s not really in our favor I don’t think.
One thing that scared me was when I read that Obama and Biden want to lead a “values-based” administration.
That may sound good to constituents but that’s the very thing that perpetuates the prohibition.
When politicians pursue “values” like ‘zero tolerance’ and ‘get tough on drugs’ without considering whether those goals even hold any benefit to society and without taking into account the consequential social harms that pursuing those goals create, then all they achieve is to create misery where there should be no misery and criminals where there should be innocent people.
We should all be ashamed of supporting the “Same Old Wine”. Obama was upfront on how centrist he was all during the campaign. He could not have gotten elected without running down the center of the road. Hillary would have been the president.
Ron Paul was the only true non-prohibition candidate (‘cept Mike Gravel). He was upfront (as was Mike) about the drug war failure on national TV. We should have all voted for him.
Rep. Paul was the only person to accurately predict the economic collapse long before it happened.
Why can’t we see the duping of America by the bank controlled politicians? They are truly the ones keeping a discussion of the correct fixes for our problems at bay.
One more time for the “Same Old Wine in a Brand New Bottle” song. Thanks Loggins and Messina!
I am very upset over this! It’s more a medical issue for me, but still. It’s ridiculous! I, for one am ready to march!!! Any takers? In my opinion the vast majority that took time to talk about a ridiculous prohibition just got spat on by our new administration!!! So much for open government. I don’t want to be ashamed that I supported this guy!!!
Did you see this Russ?
A chance to complain about the complete absence of the legalization issue from whitehouse.gov:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/01/61698176/1
oh bother! Sorry Russ, double post. Delete at will.
It’s insulting isn’t it!
Our current drug policies are based on the belief that drug taking is an unnatural, deviant behavior that stems from the mere availability of drugs and from events in users lives that they’re supposed to man up to rather than hide from with the aid of drugs.
This is simply inaccurate! The demand for drugs comes from within us, from a natural drive to seek to experience altered states of awareness. And it’s not limited to humans either, many wild animals are observed deliberately ingesting intoxicating substances for the sole reason of experiencing alternative states of consciousness. Caribou, cats, insects and birds all go out of their way to take substances that allow them to put aside reality for a time and let them experience altered states of mind.
This is an **innate drive** within us and is equal in importance and naturalness to our drives for food, shelter, and sex. Humans have *always* had this drive and humans *will always* have it. An effective drug policy must recognize why people desire to take drugs in the first place if it’s to have any chance at being successful.
It’s just insulting!
These policies are based on the belief that drug taking is an unnatural, deviant behavior that stems from the mere availability of drugs and from events in users lives that they’re supposed to man up to rather than hide from with the aid of drugs.
This is simply inaccurate! The demand for drugs comes from within us, from a natural drive to seek to experience altered states of awareness. And it’s not limited to humans either, many wild animals are observed deliberately ingesting intoxicating substances for the sole reason of experiencing alternative states of consciousness. Caribou, cats, insects and birds all go out of their way to take substances that allow them to put aside reality for a time and let them experience altered states of mind.
This is an **innate drive** within us and is equal in importance and naturalness to our drives for food, shelter, and sex. Humans have *always* had this drive and humans *will always* have it. An effective drug policy must recognize why people desire to take drugs in the first place to have any chance at being successful.
http://www.amazon.com/Animals-Psychedelics-Natural-Instinct-Consciousness/dp/0892819863