Thanks, eric.
In reply to this comment by eric3579:
*promote

It's real, in case you're wondering, but only available to people who qualify for medical marijuana in California.

http://cannastrips.com

In reply to this comment by bobknight33:
No Alcohol is the gateway drug..

I can see him saying no the the gay thing but pot? Come on man its natural.


I'm not surprised in the least that he's against pot ... in my view, there doesn't appear to be much "natural" about the man

Well, duh.

On a related note, it's interesting to me that, with more than 15 years of legalized medical marijuana in the US (California being the first in 1996), you would think that the the opponents to relaxation of the drug laws would have mountains of evidence to back up their claims of social armageddon (at least with respect to marijuana).

But, of course this isn't the case, demonstrating in sharp relief the fact that the drug war is nothing but a huge business enterprise with strong interests perpetuating an ongoing persecution of our citzenry for the profits of said interests.

Fuckin' ridiculous.

In reply to this comment by PalmliX:
This kind of thing makes me so angry because if marijuana was just legalized once and for all there wouldn't be this issue. Because there is a real need for medical marijuana the government had to do something to make it available to people, so they slapped together a system which obviously doesn't work and now people like the woman in this video will suffer because of politics, nothing more. That's the worst thing about this, a woman who is able to GROW HER OWN MEDICINE, literally grow her own medicine may legally be forced to stop growing it and have to pay for something she used to be able to get for free, ALL BECAUSE OF POLITICS!!! AARGGHHH!!!!


I couldn't agree with you more. Thank you for taking the time to share your frustration.

This kind of thing makes me so angry because if marijuana was just legalized once and for all there wouldn't be this issue. Because there is a real need for medical marijuana the government had to do something to make it available to people, so they slapped together a system which obviously doesn't work and now people like the woman in this video will suffer because of politics, nothing more. That's the worst thing about this, a woman who is able to GROW HER OWN MEDICINE, literally grow her own medicine may legally be forced to stop growing it and have to pay for something she used to be able to get for free, ALL BECAUSE OF POLITICS!!! AARGGHHH!!!!

Asa gets 90% of the time and still cannot say one productive thing other than the fact that he is pro medical marijuana apparently. He also says many things that show him to either be severely misinformed or he is just evil. If law enforcement agents had even a sliver of integrity they would refuse to perform all the unconstitutional acts that the drug war requires them to do so stating that they have lots of integrity just goes against all logic and evidence.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Florida, medical marijuana, lobbying, Wall Street Journal, election, vote' to 'Florida, medical marijuana, lobbying, Wall Street Journal, election, vote, cannabis' - edited by Boise_Lib

>> ^direpickle:

>> ^MrFisk:
>> ^direpickle:
>> ^MrFisk:
The executive branch doesn't write laws, it only enforces them.

And the president is nominally the head of his party and can, to a degree, set the agenda. As president, he could follow through with his promise to not prosecute medical marijuana growers and dispensaries. As president, he could tell the House and Senate Democrats to push for legislation that would reform drug laws. As president, he could tell the FBI to completely ignore nonviolent drug offenders.
Yeah, the president isn't all powerful. He does have a good deal of power, though. How come Bush and Cheney were seen as destroying the country all on their own, but Obama's seen as being completely powerless in the face of a minor Republican majority in one house of Congress?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/executive-branch

I... I assume you posted that to back up what I said?
"The President can issue executive orders, which direct executive officers or clarify and further existing laws. The President also has unlimited power to extend pardons and clemencies for federal crimes, except in cases of impeachment."
"The DOJ [part of the Executive Branch] is comprised of 40 component organizations, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons."
Per Wikipedia, w.r.t. FBI:
"FBI Directors are appointed by the President of the United States. They... serve a term of office of five years... unless they resign or are fired by the President before their term ends."
Democrats.org lists the president as one of the leaders of the party.
In summation, the president is nominally one of the heads of his party and can, to a degree, set the agenda. As president, he could follow through with his promise to not prosecute medical marijuana growers and dispensaries. As president, he could tell the House and Senate Democrats to push for legislation that would reform drug laws. As president, he could tell the FBI to completely ignore nonviolent drug offenders.
Yeah, the president isn't all powerful. He does have a good deal of power, though. Why is he seen as being powerless in the face of a minor Republican majority in one house of Congress?


Technically, the FBI's main concern is terrorism. It's the DEA that has been licking their chops to bust stoners, grow-ops, etc. Them, and state's attorney generals looking for a feather in their cap.
I don't think the President can tell them to ignore laws on the books. However, he does work with Congress to write a budget that funds them: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/the-national-drug-control-budget-fy-2013-funding-highlights
And as you can see, the Obama administration continues the same failed policies of his predecessors. So, I'm not say he's powerless; I'm saying he's complicit.

>> ^MrFisk:

>> ^direpickle:
>> ^MrFisk:
The executive branch doesn't write laws, it only enforces them.

And the president is nominally the head of his party and can, to a degree, set the agenda. As president, he could follow through with his promise to not prosecute medical marijuana growers and dispensaries. As president, he could tell the House and Senate Democrats to push for legislation that would reform drug laws. As president, he could tell the FBI to completely ignore nonviolent drug offenders.
Yeah, the president isn't all powerful. He does have a good deal of power, though. How come Bush and Cheney were seen as destroying the country all on their own, but Obama's seen as being completely powerless in the face of a minor Republican majority in one house of Congress?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/executive-branch


I... I assume you posted that to back up what I said?

"The President can issue executive orders, which direct executive officers or clarify and further existing laws. The President also has unlimited power to extend pardons and clemencies for federal crimes, except in cases of impeachment."

"The DOJ [part of the Executive Branch] is comprised of 40 component organizations, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons."

Per Wikipedia, w.r.t. FBI:

"FBI Directors are appointed by the President of the United States. They... serve a term of office of five years... unless they resign or are fired by the President before their term ends."

Democrats.org lists the president as one of the leaders of the party.

In summation, the president is nominally one of the heads of his party and can, to a degree, set the agenda. As president, he could follow through with his promise to not prosecute medical marijuana growers and dispensaries. As president, he could tell the House and Senate Democrats to push for legislation that would reform drug laws. As president, he could tell the FBI to completely ignore nonviolent drug offenders.

Yeah, the president isn't all powerful. He does have a good deal of power, though. Why is he seen as being powerless in the face of a minor Republican majority in one house of Congress?

>> ^direpickle:

>> ^MrFisk:
The executive branch doesn't write laws, it only enforces them.

And the president is nominally the head of his party and can, to a degree, set the agenda. As president, he could follow through with his promise to not prosecute medical marijuana growers and dispensaries. As president, he could tell the House and Senate Democrats to push for legislation that would reform drug laws. As president, he could tell the FBI to completely ignore nonviolent drug offenders.
Yeah, the president isn't all powerful. He does have a good deal of power, though. How come Bush and Cheney were seen as destroying the country all on their own, but Obama's seen as being completely powerless in the face of a minor Republican majority in one house of Congress?


http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/executive-branch

>> ^MrFisk:

The executive branch doesn't write laws, it only enforces them.


And the president is nominally the head of his party and can, to a degree, set the agenda. As president, he could follow through with his promise to not prosecute medical marijuana growers and dispensaries. As president, he could tell the House and Senate Democrats to push for legislation that would reform drug laws. As president, he could tell the FBI to completely ignore nonviolent drug offenders.

Yeah, the president isn't all powerful. He does have a good deal of power, though. How come Bush and Cheney were seen as destroying the country all on their own, but Obama's seen as being completely powerless in the face of a minor Republican majority in one house of Congress?

To me, this isn't about Romney's stance on the issue of marijuana, it's about the utter lack of empathy. Unfortunately he's practiced enough to know that he needs to run away from a situation like this, for fear that it may expose his heartlessness.

Real people don't react this way to situations like this.

>> ^ChaosEngine:

>> ^NetRunner:
Mitt Romney wants to be president. Discuss.
promote

This is the least of my worries about R-money (@bareboards2, look what you made do!).
Yeah, he's a dick, but let's face it, Obama isn't lining up to endorse medical marijuana either.

Ron Paul Rocks.

Mitt - he just sucks. >> ^Grimm:

This is the same guy that asked Ron Paul how he would treat medical marijuana patients and referred to his encounter with Romney in this video.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Ron-Paul-meets-a-Medical-Marijuana-pat
ient

Aw. Sorry.


>> ^ChaosEngine:

>> ^NetRunner:
Mitt Romney wants to be president. Discuss.
promote

This is the least of my worries about R-money (@bareboards2, look what you made do!).
Yeah, he's a dick, but let's face it, Obama isn't lining up to endorse medical marijuana either.