Why am I not surprised a politician going back on his word once elected.Why are we asking why.

what is that cause many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug.

The actual story shows a much different picture. Those who voted on the legal fate of this plant never had the facts, but were dependent on information supplied by those who had a specific agenda to deceive lawmakers. You'll see below that the very first federal vote to prohibit marijuana was based entirely on a documented lie on the floor of the Senate.

You'll also see that the history of marijuana's criminalization is filled with:

Racism
Fear
Protection of Corporate Profits
Yellow Journalism
Ignorant, Incompetent, and/or Corrupt Legislators
Personal Career Advancement and Greed
befor you say no again think about it. "your own country is saying "YES" that should ring some sort of bell.

First he puts more military troops in Afghanistan, then mocks the legalization of pot. These are the reasons I voted for him. No more war and end prohibition. Obama has let me down and appears to have sold out to the right.

I'll say it again. IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE, YOU DO NOT KNOW, WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

(Oh, and I'm all for legalisation, btw. I just think there are more important issues. What good is legal pot if all your scientists are incompetent and can't find work? Synchronium THE NARROW MINDED)

IF YOU REALLY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT... CANNABIS/MARIJUANA.
WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.

BECAUSE YOU MY FRIEND WOULD BE INSIDE THE CIRCLE, INSTEAD OF OUTSIDE. YOU CAN NOT UNDERSTAND UNTIL YOU PUT YOURSELF IN SOMEONE ELSES SHOES. THIS IS SOMEONES MEDICINE.

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY

PS: CANNABIS, HELPS PEOPLE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS. IT ALSO MAKE ONE FEEL MORE CONFIDENT WHEN FEELING DEPRESSED. :)

I found this analysis on StopTheDrugWar.org:

"As lame as these responses are, you can bet he'd never have said anything at all if marijuana questions hadn’t repeatedly pulled the most votes on his website. There's a subtle and revealing undertone to all of this insofar as Obama has publicly declined to actually challenge the merits of our argument in any way.

For all of the stereotypical anti-pot talking points at his disposal, Obama chooses to take the softer path of pushing the matter aside as best he can and moving on. Is that because he can't refute our arguments, he doesn't want to, or both? I'm operating under the assumption that 1) Obama privately agrees with us, but remains concerned about the political consequences of associating himself with that viewpoint, and 2) Obama has enough respect for the potency of our movement that he doesn't want to piss us off any more than he has to.

As frustrating as all of this is, we'd be foolish to miss the significance of our success at strong-arming the reform argument into a high profile discussion of the economy. It's not everyday that a sitting president is forced to comment on the legalization of marijuana. The fact that this even happened means we're doing something right."

I concur. I was really mad when I first saw his reaction. I felt like our voices, of the people who worked so hard to get him into office were being not only ignored, but ridiculed.... but the more I think about it, the more I feel like he is still open to our arguments and our movement to reform these failed policies, but is waiting for the political capital among other elected officials to make a move of any serious consequence.

I really don't know right now if I'd vote him in a 2nd term... I guess I'll have to wait and see what happens here on out.

(T: There's plenty of reasons to vote for this guy, even if he won't legalise cannabis. Have you seen what he plans to do for science? That's far more important for humanity than getting your own way when it comes to weed.)

It's not just about WEED...it is about HUMANITY. Weed Is about Science. It is about everything. Planet Earth! Humans, That live on it. These are plants that give off oxygen.

If you have had NO EXperience. Then you really dont know what your talking about. WHERE YOU SIT, IS WHERE YOU STAND. Right at this moment...I am standing in a police state. Where is my freedom?

T

I am seething and enraged. I did NOT vote for this guy to create a crushing debt to saddle my grandchildren with. I did NOT vote for him to give billions and billions of taxpayer's to greedy, irresponsible corporations and to give millions of dollars in bonuses for their greedy and incompetent executives.

No, I voted his butt into office for one reason, and one reason alone.... to end the War on Drugs and free us from a prison state. And now he laughs and mocks the whole thing. OUTRAGEOUS!!!

And now I hear he has unleashed his DEA goons on another dispensary raid! How rich is that?

That's ok though, no problem. At least we now know who he REALLY is. Anyone who still thinks this guy is about changing the prison state should have just received a wake-up call. If you still believe in this guy, you are a fool. While I readily admit that he is still better than McCain would have been in this area, at least McCain wouldn't have tripled the deficit in his first two months in office!

I am quite simply disguted with Mr. Obama. I will no longer support his hypocritical administration. I pledge that I will fight tooth and nail to oppose ALL of his policies in the future.

Thanks for nothing there Mr. "President".

im a pot smoker and favour legalization but chances are most of those people in the video have tried marijuana. they associate it with something they did when they were young and stupid or they did it when they were depressed and escape reality. thats the thing with marijuana its always associated with something bad or I did it when "times were bad"

I love how the Obama and the audience giggle and smile like school children at the word "Marijuana Legalization" Like it's some joke. It's not.. for people are tired of feeling common crooks and outsiders of society for smoking something that is less harmfull then liqour/beer.. Having to get their medicine from a REAL criminal with more then just marijuana in his pockets, who sells him/her poor quality and rips them off just because they can. Leaving the poor smoker penniless and something that resembles wood mulch.
Doesnt he realize what he would accomplish for ending modern day marijuana prohibition? People would be toking up generations from now regarding him as the greatest president ever despite anything else he does.

PUSH THIS ISSUE EVERYONE!

Let's not freak out people. Although I certainly don't agree with his answer, I don't think people should now suddenly turn against him just because he doesn't want to use hemp to stimulate the economy. Remember, Marijuana legalization isn't the only issue here.

However, I do believe that although it may not be the most pressing issue at hand for Obama's administration, it is an issue that needs to be addressed. To show Obama that this is a serious issue, we need to pressure him into reconsidering his answer. Keep sending him letters, keep pressuring him to change the laws. We can't give up on him just yet, we're still early in his presidential term, so anything could happen.

I don't think Obama will be laughing when all the young people that thought he was going to do something about the Drug War don't vote for stupid ass again.

I for won't be.

I reckon you'll have to wait for an atheist president before any significant steps towards legalisation can happen.

Shame. :(

Our new prez is no more no less than a continuation of the Bush administration in matters of marihuana, an slave of the sistem, a lier and oportunist. Moking the 800000 people in jail for marihuana is not a fun thing JACK ASS!!!!