Obama's Answer on Marijuana Policy Was a Disgrace

The justifications for legalizing pot are many and varied, from the unbelievable stress that the drug war places on our criminal justice and law enforcement systems to the fact that such policy has done nothing to curb marijuana use over the last decade; more people are going to jail for nonviolent crimes, while production of opium and cannabis have both doubled and the society-wide rate of use has remained at 1998 levels. But more importantly, the economic crisis and the recent escalation of gang violence in Mexico have punctured whatever puritanical groupthink bubble remains in place to prevent this legislation from changing. We literally can’t afford to waste money and resources fighting this worthless battle anymore.

The War on Drugs will continue on Obama's watch. In fact, he intends to step it up by sending troops to the Mexican border. Prohibition of marijuana is no different than prohibition of alcohol but government will not consider easing their restrictions on it.