18 Jan 2010 - A Hawaii lawmaker plans to introduce legislation this week that would decriminalize adult possession of marijuana, and he's pointing directly at the Obama administration to justify his decision, according to a published report. But State Sen. J. Kalani English, a Democrat, isn't stopping there. A second bill slated for introduction this week would also legalize and levy a tax on medical marijuana dispensaries, which are currently prohibited even though marijuana for medicinal use is not.
27 March 2009 - Anticlimax On Marijuana Legalisation. President Barack Obama is leading with 34% in the Friends Of Cannabis poll for the 2009 Hemp Hero of the Year, but are these hopeful voters being naive? This is what the president had to say at a virtual Town Hall meeting where cannabis legalisation made top ranking of people´s concerns.
10 Feb 2009 - President Obama has said that in states that passed medical marijuana laws federal raids on cannabis clubs should stop. In response to questions about a recent series of Drug Enforcement Administration raids on medical marijuana collectives in Los Angeles, White House spokesman Nick Shapiro told the Washington Times, "The president believes that federal resources should not be used to circumvent state laws, and as he continues to appoint senior leadership to fill out the ranks of the federal government, he expects them to review their policies with that in mind."
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