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2012 election
Will Obama’s medical marijuana crackdown lose him swing state electoral votes?
The timing is also curious given the upcoming November election. Colorado’s nine electoral college votes are up for grabs, and Obama’s path to reelection gets very steep without the state in his corner. The legalization amendment on the ballot in November could drive otherwise complacent voters to the polls, but they may not end up backing Obama. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is not ashamed to tout his support of pot legalization, threatening to syphon protest votes that otherwise would have gone to Obama.
Is it right to blame President Obama for medical marijuana crackdown?
For me, the choice gets simpler by the day. I cannot vote for someone who has exhibited not just indifference to the drug war but outright complicity in it. I cannot vote for someone who has laughed at my issue in public. I cannot vote for someone who has smoked pot himself and is smart enough to know the policies he maintains are unscientific, unjust, and cruel.
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