Marijuana Is Not Just a Political Liability Anymore
January 15th, 2009 by PerryFor the 2nd round of voting on Change.gov, marijuana law reform is again near the top of the list at number two the number one issue of concern.
A question regarding incarcerating marijuana users came in sixth, with the most important issues still pertaining to our dreadful economic conditions.
Under the category of national security questions, reducing the violence of drug traffickers by our neighbors to the South, wound up being the number one question.
As The Hill’s congressional blog notes, the times when the issue of marijuana reform led to a candidate being demonized or ostracized by his party may be behind us.
Either way, it should be completely apparent to Barack Obama and his incoming administration that legitimate marijuana reform is a high priority for a large number of people in America.
Roll Call Addresses Marijuana Reform
January 5th, 2009 by Perry
In what many in the MMJ community are considering a sign of the times with our incoming lefty administration, Roll Call, a traditional Capitol Hill magazine recently covered the topic of marijuana reform.
Running the jump under the headline, “A Tokin’ Lobby Expects Less Opposition in ‘09,” the article talks about how after eight years of pushing a strong stance against weed, the government’s attitude towards the medicine may begin to change.
The article quotes several of Obama’s platitudes regarding decriminalization, but more significantly reports a call by Allen St. Pierre, executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, for congress to study marijuana politics.
While such a request was likely to go unheeded in years past, Obama’s sympathy towards medical marijuana users could lead to a rescheduling of the drug out of the Class-A category with heroine and LSD.
