Obama’s Record on Marijuana Legalization Raises Policy Questions
By TruthOnPot - at IVN
Obama’s personal and political track record led many to believe that he had a more liberal outlook on the drug, especially the younger group of voters who were swayed by his promise to not pursue marijuana offenders in compliance with state laws back in 2008.
At the beginning of his second term, it seems like Obama might be reverting back to his promise of bringing the previous administration’s prosecution of medical marijuana to an end. Except this time, the previous administration is his own.
Despite overseeing the closure of hundreds of dispensaries across
California, the Obama administration has remained relatively quiet since
measures were passed in November to legalize recreational marijuana in
Colorado and Washington.
When asked by ABC News‘ Barbara Walters shortly after whether he would pursue marijuana users in these two states, Obama indicated that it wasn’t a “top priority” and that there were “bigger fish to fry.”
As traditional as it is for politicians to remain ambiguous — particularly with regard to drug policy — many hope that the “bigger fish to fry,” in the eyes of the Obama administration, are drug cartels and not dispensary owners.
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