Obama Will Stop Medical Marijuana Raids—Good News For California Drug Decriminalizers?

we should heavily tax pot distribution so we can erase our deficit in California[the richest state in the country with the most idiotic amount of debt,I still don't understand] and soon have an enormous amount of money to work on education,roads,& other programs that really matter.

lulu of CA 6:55PM March 25, 2009

Pot should be decriminalized if not legalized. The millions of taxpayers dollars spent each year to deamonize otherwise law abiding productive citizens is rediculous. President Nixon commisioned a study on pot which found that the penalties for pot possesion were to harsh and that decriminalization was the best way to go forward. He obviously ignored this report. Pot used for medical reasons is now allowed in several states and helps many people suffering from cancer,aids,multiple serosis, parkinsons and many oyher ailments. There has never been a death attributed to an overdoae of Marijuana. Having pot listed as a schedule 1 drug along with heroin and cocaine is absurd.

Slaughterman of FL 10:14AM March 23, 2009

ive been in the position of where i saw spend money on marijuana in variose (cant spell :F) amounts. same as achohol. but ill be honest id rather be in the same room with a person high then drunk, cause of variouse (:F)reasons

my stance-

marijuana should be legal

achohol shouldnt be but at the same time sure

ciggarettes not so much, rather see that illigal becouse all the chemicals put in there

cocaine should stay illigal

some beaner of MN 9:23PM March 21, 2009

Why is it that so many people still live in a time-warp where "pot" will leads to other drugs, make you lazy, and drown your baby in a bath tub?

Pot has a bad rap that it never deserved in the first place. Current studies in the UK rate alcohol much higher on the danger list the marijuana because of what it does to your body...forgetting about DWI deaths. If we where to rate alcohol now as a drug with current knowledge and measures it would be ILLEGAL.

Please start reading up on the truth and uses of this drug other then to "get stoned". Not that I think just getting stoned is such a bad thing, just like getting drunk isnt such a bad thing as long as there are limitations (not driving, etc).

Now legalizing marijuana is a huge step in our anal, bury your head in the sand, society. It would take much work and time. Would it make the government money? No question.

Bill Nye (not the science guy-the guy next to him-on the right) of NY 10:17AM March 20, 2009