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Originally Posted by marketsmart
dont worry about him...
the only thing i need you to focus on is getting that marijuana bill passed.... 
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Hmmmmmm..................Obama opposes legalization, even for medical pot. How are you going to handle that? Will California SECEDE? Don't think the feds won't make a show over Prop 19 if it passes? Heard of places like Ruby Ridge and Waco?
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...02-503544.html
Mr. Obama has in the past expressed his opposition to legalizing marijuana.
The document released today argues that the administration is opposed to the idea because keeping drugs illegal reduces their availability and lessens people's willingness to use them.
"Diagnostic, laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological studies clearly indicate that marijuana use is associated with dependence, respiratory and mental illness, poor motor performance, and cognitive impairment, among other negative effects, and legalization would only exacerbate these problems," the document states.
The Obama Justice Department last year said it would not seek to arrest users or providers or medical marijuana, so long as they are in compliance with state laws.
However, Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, last month declined to speculate on what actions the Obama administration would take if the ballot initiative passed in California, the Hill reported."