Legalize Marijuana petition on the White House website

Shivaya · Sep 30, 2011

68Impala said:

only 44,000+ sigs????

there are 217,000 people on this forum, if we all signed, then that would be impressive
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yeah but those 217000 people are not all from america. For example, I'd sign if I could, but I'm your brother to the north!

primalflow · Sep 30, 2011

I assume anyone who believes this one is real also believes that tonight, Scooby and the gang will finally find an actual monster intead of old man Jenkins.

stoner oxy80 · Sep 30, 2011

MayQueen~420~ said:

I'm torn...I want to sign it for the obvious reasons, but then on the other hand I'm with the rest of you and I'm paranoid as fuck to give them any of my info.
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yes me too. nothing is ever easy.....:ssmokeit:

EndWarRecycleLove · Oct 17, 2011

It will probably never be legalized. Sadly a lot of young Americans are going republican and think they know everything. I'll keep trying to think positive but weed will probably never be legal!

yellowcab · Oct 23, 2011

72,618 signatures! By far more than any other petition on the website. Well now we wait to see what their reply is.

McFuddy · Nov 2, 2011

The response of the White House to this petition:

What We Have to Say About Legalizing Marijuana

By Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

When the President took office, he directed all of his policymakers to develop policies based on science and research, not ideology or politics. So our concern about marijuana is based on what the science tells us about the drug's effects.

According to scientists at the National Institutes of Health- the world's largest source of drug abuse research - marijuana use is associated with addiction, respiratory disease, and cognitive impairment. We know from an array of treatment admission information and Federal data that marijuana use is a significant source for voluntary drug treatment admissions and visits to emergency rooms. Studies also reveal that marijuana potency has almost tripled over the past 20 years, raising serious concerns about what this means for public health – especially among young people who use the drug because research shows their brains continue to develop well into their 20's. Simply put, it is not a benign drug.

Like many, we are interested in the potential marijuana may have in providing relief to individuals diagnosed with certain serious illnesses. That is why we ardently support ongoing research into determining what components of the marijuana plant can be used as medicine. To date, however, neither the FDA nor the Institute of Medicine have found smoked marijuana to meet the modern standard for safe or effective medicine for any condition.

As a former police chief, I recognize we are not going to arrest our way out of the problem. We also recognize that legalizing marijuana would not provide the answer to any of the health, social, youth education, criminal justice, and community quality of life challenges associated with drug use.

That is why the President's National Drug Control Strategy is balanced and comprehensive, emphasizing prevention and treatment while at the same time supporting innovative law enforcement efforts that protect public safety and disrupt the supply of drugs entering our communities. Preventing drug use is the most cost-effective way to reduce drug use and its consequences in America. And, as we've seen in our work through community coalitions across the country, this approach works in making communities healthier and safer. We're also focused on expanding access to drug treatment for addicts. Treatment works. In fact, millions of Americans are in successful recovery for drug and alcoholism today. And through our work with innovative drug courts across the Nation, we are improving our criminal justice system to divert non-violent offenders into treatment.

Our commitment to a balanced approach to drug control is real. This last fiscal year alone, the Federal Government spent over $10 billion on drug education and treatment programs compared to just over $9 billion on drug related law enforcement in the U.S.

Thank you for making your voice heard. I encourage you to take a moment to read about the President's approach to drug control to learn more.
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wileysroadie · Nov 2, 2011

matt703541 said:

The government has created a page on the Whitehouse website to make petitions and gain signatures, and in a single day, the NORML marijuana petition has already gotten DOUBLE the amount of signatures needed for an official response. See for yourself, and sign the petition!!!

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/legalize-and-regulate-marijuana-manner-similar-alcohol/y8l45gb1
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The only way that we are going to get our say in government is to keep pushing for what we want. There isn't anything wrong with what we believe in. We just have to get our voices out there!

pipesdaddy · Mar 9, 2012

The effort is taken all around. This is really an exciting piece of news. If you can relate yourself with the cause, then do your bit. There are two sides of each and every aspect of life. You have to take the decision, in which way you want to take it.

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