Press Secretary Robert Gibs

Again, the Obama administration says NO to legalizing marijuana without giving any explanation to why. I like how the reporters actually pressed Gibbs for more reasons but of course we get none. At least the issue is finally out in the open to talk about.

This is one of the funniest 10 seconds vids I've ever seen!

Not much to say about it, it's from Jimmy Kimmel's show on ABC.

Laugh it up Mr. President

The President wanted the people to get involved in policy making and we did. He wanted the young people to take part in the process of democracy and we did. We got Mr. Obama elected. No one will argue me for that point.

So far, we’ve gotten bailout after bailout while the President tries to find people who actually have paid their taxes to fill his Cabinet, unemployment continues to rise (over 12% in my state), business’ continue to slash workers jobs, and they still just tell us to hold on. Help is coming.

Yet, when a practical solution to making some money comes along, they laugh at the idea.

I would like to say to Mr. Obama that as he laughs at "the stoner constituency", he also laughs at the people in jail for doing nothing more than smoking a plant, something the President himself did in college. He inhaled remember, that’s the point.

He also laughing at the thousands of people in Mexico that have died because our nation refuses to legalize the largest cash crop in the country. 75% of the drug cartels money comes from marijuana. Take that away from them, and they’ll lose 75% of their revenue.

He laughs at the people who have had their families split up for a plant. 80% of the people in jail for drug offenses are for possession, not sale or trafficking. 50% of the people in prisoner are there for drug-related offenses. The prison system is privatized by the way.

The amount of people in jail for drug charges are overwhemingly African-American or Latino. The current prohibition of marijuana was propagated by racists. When marijuana was demonized in the 20s and 30s by William Randolph Hearst and Harry J. Anslinger, they used racist rhetoric to do so.

Anslinger and Hearst made propaganda that said things like :
"Marijuana makes darkies think they’re as good as white men."

"The main reason for the prohibition of marijuana is it’s effects on the degenerate races."

Still laughing Mr. President? I hope not. If you are, maybe you should be in the Special Olympics.

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez implies that marijuana should be legalized

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If marijuana is legalized it would save the billions of dollars our federal government spends every year trying to fight their "War on Drugs". We all know the so-called "War on Drugs" isn't working, a large portion of the population has tried marijuana, at least. People can still get drugs, and millions of people are in jail for non-violent drug offenses, 80% of which are for mere possession and not for dealing.

If marijuana were legalized, the already largest cash crop would be able to thrive without the worry of legal troubles. The market would only grow. The argument that the government doesn't make money off of marijuana is bogus. Most narcotics departments in the country are self funded. They use the cash and they auction off seized properties and vehicles for money to fund their departments. Police departments should be used to protect the people, not to arrest them for smoking a plant.

The marijuana market is the largest cash crop market in the country. Medicinal marijuana use has been around for thousands of years. Hemp fiber is stronger than tree-based fiber and it takes less time to grow and process. Hemp out produces trees 4:1 per acre. Hemp seed oil can be used to make bio-fuel. Hemp seeds are nutritious to eat and cook with and contain no psychoactive ingredients. Our archaic drug policy has outlawed one of the most useful plants in the world.

Want to know how to get the country out of the recession we're in? Do what economists have been saying for years and legalize marijuana. Tax and regulate an already existing multi-billion market and get your heads out of your asses.

Penn, from Penn & Teller, says to end the "War on Drugs"

Most people know Penn from Penn & Teller's Bullshit. If you watch the video you'll see that even Penn, who doesn't smoke marijuana or drink or do anything of the sort thinks that marijuana should be legalized. I wish that more people who don't smoke would wise up and see that even though they may not like it, they have no right to judge those of us who do. End Prohibition!

College student shot by police

Derek Copp was shot by police when they raided his apartment. He is currently in serious condition at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital.


This is the cost of Prohibition. I think it's safe to say that even those folks that don't agree with smoking marijuana don't think that people that do should be shot. If you do think that people that smoke marijuana should be shot, then I'm sorry. Derek Copp did not deserve to be shot, he harmed no one. He was "a left-wing hippie peace-keeping liberal." He was minding his own business in his apartment.

It is clear to see that Prohibition is doing more harm to our country than drugs will ever do. It is time to put an end to the cycle of greed that keeps putting millions of people in prison, ruining their lives while putting money in the pockets of prison wardens. Former President George W. Bush privatized the prison industry. Our tax dollars are being put to work to perpetuate an inherently racist war on the poor and middle class; a war that puts money in the pockets of law enforcement and prison officials. Just to let you know, the United States imprisons more people than any other country in the world. More than Russia, more than Saubia Arabia, more than even China. It's time to end the farce of Prohibition and take back our government!