Whatever…….Washington State must have morons for legislators. With all the harm this garbage has done……..addiction, car accidents, property damage, increased health care costs, lost productivity, lost potential……..all this, and Washington State thinks they are doing something beneficial by legalizing this garbage? Pretty sad. Good thing Washington Federal still has some sense. Although it sure would be nice to see the President of the United States not dismissing an illegal drug which has done tremendous damage to individuals and society over decades………would be nice if the President would acknowledge it as the dangerous and pointless, stupid thing that it is. Then again, he openly admitted smoking it himself to excess for many years in his memoir, so what can one expect. Maybe he’s missing a few brain cells himself.

I have always liked Obama. He just seems like a kind and good-hearted man. He works hard, and he is very smart and articulate. He has many good qualities. I do disagree with him from A to Z on just about everything, though it’s an honor to live in a fine country where you can openly disagree with the prez and not be in jail by sunrise the next day. But it’s truly unfortunate to see the nation’s leader talk about how they have “bigger fish to fry” than people who violate the nation’s drug laws. These people participate in destroying millions of lives in the ways mentioned above. What bigger fish are there than that, for crying out loud?

There have been more accidents and deaths due to alcohol than pot! Prohibation proves it! Car accidents and deaths from drunken drivers have killed more people than people smoking something natural in their own homes. In one sentence you say Obama is missing some brain cells and the next you say he’s smart & articulate. Which is it? He admits to smoking pot is he smart and articulate or missing brain cells?

please stop blathering…incarcerating tens of thousands of people for something no more harmful than drinking a glass of wine, that is what has been pointless and stupid… let’s not continue in this state of utter hypocrisy…thank you…

You’re ignorant. You do not know thing 1 about what you’re talking about. Educate yourself, please. http://norml.org/

Tobacco and alcohol cause far more damage in every single category you mention. So aren’t those the “bigger fish” that need frying?

the pot heads I know are 50 years old and live at home with their mom

How about keeping it respectful, ok? I agree with you that prohibition hasn’t worked, and I can see why you’d get really upset about people like Chiku saying we need some big government telling us what we can and can’t smoke. Yes, prohibition has always been a horrible idea and I thank you for supporting our freedom. But please, Jimmy, debate like a gentleman. Calling someone a stupid bitch is hardly a way to convince anyone of anything.

probation or prohibition?

he’s just calling it the way he sees it. read some of Chiku’s past posts; they’re all over the place with no discernible stance on anything

I guess you don’t partake of the “Sacred Herb”. Most stoners I know are too f**ked up to get angry.