It's all theater of the absurd. At any time in the

It's all theater of the absurd. At any time in the last five years, Mr. O -- who talks a good game about mmj but whose actions and inactions telegraph insincerity and hypocrisy -- could by executive order (as per 1970 CSA)  free mj from the legal prison of schedule 1. In 2010, despite his campaign rhetoric and virtual embrace of MMJ, O apppointed a D E A chief, a woman who  has been a fanatic crusader in the war on pot, regardless of use, and recently slammed O for his comment that pot was safer than alcoholic beverages. She's still there. Why? Believe nothing these people say. Watch what these Big Pharma puppets do..


An analysis from pro-medical marijuana group Americans For Safe Access found that O's administration has spent nearly $300 million on combatting medical marijuana in states that have legalized the drug.

The report calculates the total amount of federal spending on medical marijuana intervention (raids etc.) at $289 million during O's first 4 1/2 years. According to the analysis, the D E A alone spent 4 percent of its budget in 2011 and 2012 cracking down on medical marijuana across 20 states. Taken as a whole, O's participation makes up the majority of what ASA says is a $483 million war of lawsuits, indictments and asset forfeiture attempts waged by the D O J under the past three presidents.

“I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It’s not a good use of our resources.” — August 21, 2007, event in Nashua, New Hampshire BO

“I don’t think that should be a top priority of us, raiding people who are using ... medical marijuana. With all the things we’ve got to worry about, and our Justice Department should be doing, that probably shouldn’t be a high priority.” — June 2, 2007, town hall meeting in Laconia, New Hampshire BO

“You know, it’s really not a good use of Justice Department resources.” — responding to whether the federal government should stop medical marijuana raids, August 13, 2007, town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire BO

BO “believes that states and local governments are best positioned to strike the balance between making sure that these policies are not abused for recreational drug use and making sure that doctors and their patients can safely access pain relief.” - BO Campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt April 2008

“The Justice Department going after sick individuals using [marijuana] as a palliative instead of going after serious criminals makes no sense.” — July 21, 2007, town hall meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire BO

My attitude is if the science and the doctors suggest that the best palliative care and the way to relieve pain and suffering is medical marijuana then that’s something I’m open to because there’s no difference between that and morphine when it comes to just giving people relief from pain. But I want to do it under strict guidelines. I want it prescribed in the same way that other painkillers or palliative drugs are prescribed.” — November 24, 2007 town hall meeting in Iowa BO

“When I was a kid, I inhaled frequently. That was the point.”- BO