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Obama: Marijuana 'not very different' from cigarettes
Washington Examiner ^ | January 19, 2014 | Brian Hughes

Posted on 01/19/2014 11:07:30 AM PST by gusopol3

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To: gusopol3

Obama can be a poster child for why it is called “DOPE”.


41 posted on 01/19/2014 12:34:48 PM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: Girlene
What kind of cigarettes was he smoking?

Maybe he never gave up MJ and thinks that's the normal mental state.
42 posted on 01/19/2014 12:39:16 PM PST by caveat emptor (!)
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To: freekitty

Now we know what the acronym POTus stands for.


43 posted on 01/19/2014 12:45:37 PM PST by gusopol3
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To: Cowboy Bob

I always wondered why, in SF, you can freely walk the streets and parks smoking pot, but if you smoke tobacco that is a no-no.


44 posted on 01/19/2014 12:59:25 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: gusopol3
Neither are cocaine or heroin, are they Barry?
45 posted on 01/19/2014 1:04:45 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: gusopol3

I thought it was an addictive gate-way drug? That’s what they’ve been telling us for the last 50 years isn’t it?


46 posted on 01/19/2014 1:09:15 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: gusopol3

DO TELL! Ok- lets go with that( it’s a lie, but what the hell). Pot is no different than tobacco- and we know tobacco is BAD for you, and we will prevent you from smoking it in public, in the open, in your home! We want what’s best for you so you will be taxed and hounded if you dare smoke tobacco....OR POT! Isn’t that how it’s going to work- or does the government only care about the health of tobacco smokers? Do they want pot smokers to DIE???


47 posted on 01/19/2014 1:11:29 PM PST by ClearBlueSky (When anyone says its not about Islam...it's about Islam. That death cult must be eradicated.)
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To: gusopol3

That’s no different than an alcoholic drinking while at work. Same crime, Same shame.

Responsible people just aren’t going to get high before or at work. Just like responsible people don’t get drunk or drink while at work.

Think about this ... It’s just like responsible people not running out and amassing personal armories and then going out and killing a bunch of school kids.


48 posted on 01/19/2014 1:25:23 PM PST by Usagi_yo
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To: Beowulf9

When someone smokes marijuna it alters their consciousness such that when you are driving a car down the road you see 4 sets of headlights coming at them. You do not know which set to dodge. If your child is in a car coming at that ‘smoker’ do you want a 3,000 pound car hurtling at them? Smoking tobacco does not do this. Both will cause emphysema, vascular disease, cancer, etc. It is best to avoid both….well,……yea.


49 posted on 01/19/2014 1:27:55 PM PST by Texas Songwriter
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To: Usagi_yo

Responsible people continue to test positive for pot weeks after their last joint. Responsible employers have every reason not to hire them or to fire them.Irresponsible drinkers test negative for alcohol 12 hours after their last drink. Responsible employers have no grounds to fire them or to fail to hire them.


50 posted on 01/19/2014 1:47:14 PM PST by gusopol3
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To: Girlene

Who would know better than Barry. God knows there’s enough pics out there of him tokin on a J.


51 posted on 01/19/2014 2:06:14 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: gusopol3

“Dr.Obama” is now obviously trying to position himself as the next head of the FDA


52 posted on 01/19/2014 2:10:24 PM PST by Artie (We are surrounded by MORONS)
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Thanks gusopol3, additional:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3113384/posts


53 posted on 01/19/2014 2:21:43 PM PST by SunkenCiv (;http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: gusopol3

LOL


54 posted on 01/19/2014 2:42:55 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: ClearBlueSky

In addition, when he claimed pot and tobacco where nearly the same, is he saying that pot is addictive?

Obama is either unfamiliar with common English words or he is talking out of his a$$ once again.


55 posted on 01/19/2014 2:57:04 PM PST by Dutch Boy
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To: SunkenCiv
I'm betting this will be very damaging with parents of all political persuasion ,the cig comment> alcohol. How are media spinning it so far ?

So far, news sites:

CNN : "no worse than alcohol" (headline); "not that different from cigarettes": (no mention)

MSNBC: No mention of either

NBC: "I wouldn't let son play football" ;vague reference to states banning marijuana

ABC: "no worse than alcohol"(headline); "not that different from cigarettes( in article);

CBS: same as ABC

Fox : same as ABC, CBS, but not on front page

NYT: no mention ( not sure how often they update)

Washington Post: same as NYT

AP : Nowheresville

56 posted on 01/19/2014 3:08:49 PM PST by gusopol3
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To: gusopol3

I forget which amendment is the pot amendment.

It is called Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. It doesn’t need an amendment


57 posted on 01/19/2014 3:21:29 PM PST by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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To: eastforker

I agree, get back to your crack pipe.


58 posted on 01/19/2014 3:26:39 PM PST by gusopol3
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To: gusopol3

I do not smoke dope, I happen to have a good job that requires me to be drug free. That being said, a weed that grows wild in the woods should not be illegal.. Now then, once I retire in a couple of years I may just want to exercise my right to freedom and liberty without worry about going to jail.


59 posted on 01/19/2014 3:38:04 PM PST by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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To: eastforker

It’ up to you, thanks for your civilized reply to my rather intemperate response. The thread was really not about legalization, however, but about obama’s comments.


60 posted on 01/19/2014 4:03:17 PM PST by gusopol3
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