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Obama: Marijuana a 'bad habit and a vice,' no more dangerous than alcohol
The Hill ^ | January 20, 2014 | Justin Sink

Posted on 01/20/2014 7:39:50 AM PST by Biggirl

President Obama said in an interview published Sunday he does not believe marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol and that it was “important” that the legalization of the drug in some states to “go forward” because it would prevent unfair penalties for some users.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: marijuana; obama; potheads; states
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1 posted on 01/20/2014 7:39:50 AM PST by Biggirl
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To: Biggirl

Does anyone think the Choomer in Chief would think any different...


2 posted on 01/20/2014 7:41:02 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: Biggirl

This expert analysis from one who misspent his youth sucking on cannabis, among other things.

Bongo, bongo!


3 posted on 01/20/2014 7:41:28 AM PST by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: Biggirl

So sayeth the First Citizen! And as he sayeth, so shall it be ....


4 posted on 01/20/2014 7:41:56 AM PST by Ken522
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To: Biggirl

All Potheads think that way


5 posted on 01/20/2014 7:42:08 AM PST by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: Biggirl

Smoking marijuana robs a person of the willingness to work and arrests emotional development. Obama is a prime example.


6 posted on 01/20/2014 7:43:09 AM PST by abclily
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To: Biggirl

Studies suggest that even light marijuana use causes long-lasting changes in the brain. Past use has also been shown to have an effect on offspring, even if they are born long after the marijuana use. Marijuana also precipitates psychotic disorders, although it is not clear (to me, at least) whether it causes people who are already predisposed to become psychotic, or if it can happen to anyone.

Bottom line, marijuana use is not comparable to alcohol.


7 posted on 01/20/2014 7:44:23 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Biggirl
Nobody really believes this sh!!.

It is just a way to get the Democrat base out. It worked in Colorado, so they are trying it nationwide.

8 posted on 01/20/2014 7:44:37 AM PST by Last Dakotan
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To: Biggirl

and Fast Food is Deadly ,LOL


9 posted on 01/20/2014 7:46:13 AM PST by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: Biggirl

a guy on Fox just said the Demonuts will use the legalization of the drug to bring young voters back to the Demo Party(Cult)


10 posted on 01/20/2014 7:49:09 AM PST by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: exDemMom

“Bottom line, marijuana use is not comparable to alcohol.”

I agree. That said, the way things are going, it might be time to invest in companies that are going to market devices for checking drivers etc. for the THC content in their bloodstream.


11 posted on 01/20/2014 7:49:44 AM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Biggirl

First step in ending the rights-stealing WOD.


12 posted on 01/20/2014 7:51:35 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (The War on Drugs has been used as an excuse to steal your rights. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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A. George Soros.. has put millions behind marijuana legalization for years now.

B. George Soros.. has put millions behind Barry Soetero ...

C. Your prediction rings all too true!


13 posted on 01/20/2014 7:54:20 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
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To: Biggirl

Truthfully, alcohol is damned deadly stuff. It is in the same class as automobile accidents as far as mortality goes, so comparing it with other things, even drugs, will most always be wanting.

Mortality associated with marijuana is both indirect and indeterminate, after a quarter century of research. At most it is a fraction of a percent, within the margin of error of other conditions.


14 posted on 01/20/2014 7:56:06 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (WoT News: Rantburg.com)
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Yeah. Great. A stoned populace who are too lazy to work and too stoned to care they are being deceived.

Who benefits?

15 posted on 01/20/2014 7:56:44 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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The unthinkable has happened! I finally agree with Barack Obama about something.


16 posted on 01/20/2014 7:57:10 AM PST by Maceman
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17 posted on 01/20/2014 7:58:11 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Biggirl

Pot is waaaaaay less dangerous than alcohol. Way.


18 posted on 01/20/2014 7:58:28 AM PST by Jack of all Trades (Hold your face to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.)
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To: Biggirl

also, juggling hatchets is no more dangerous than Russian Roulette...

Obama is no Einstein, and not all things are relative.


19 posted on 01/20/2014 8:07:22 AM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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“...because it would prevent unfair penalties for some users.”

My, my, my.... that Barack is pretty racist.


20 posted on 01/20/2014 8:11:43 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (I forgot what my tagline was supposed to say)
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