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Obama a hypocrite?
Let's talk... pot.
Obama on pot, courtesy of Alternet
“The war on drugs has been an utter failure. (W)e need to rethink and decriminalize our (nation's) marijuana laws."
-Barack Obama, January 2004 (Watch the video here.)
"I inhaled frequently, that was the point."
-Barack Obama, November 2006 (Watch the video here.)
Q: "Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?"
A: "President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana."
-Statement from Change.gov, the official website of President-Elect Obama, December 15, 2008
I'd call that... hypocrisy.
I understand it's not politically feasible. However, he could at least be neutral about it.
Let's talk... pot.
Obama on pot, courtesy of Alternet
“The war on drugs has been an utter failure. (W)e need to rethink and decriminalize our (nation's) marijuana laws."
-Barack Obama, January 2004 (Watch the video here.)
"I inhaled frequently, that was the point."
-Barack Obama, November 2006 (Watch the video here.)
Q: "Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?"
A: "President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana."
-Statement from Change.gov, the official website of President-Elect Obama, December 15, 2008
I'd call that... hypocrisy.
I understand it's not politically feasible. However, he could at least be neutral about it.