FTFA: "I will be voting in the Republican primary in California, and I will be voting for one of the candidates who supports our position on medical cannabis," said Steve DeAngelo, executive director of California-based Harborside Health Center..."I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of other medical cannabis patients join me." "There's a real opening here for Republicans," he said.



This Just In: Stoners like RON PAUL, no guac in their veggie burritos. Water continues to be wet. Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Erik Altieri, spokesman for National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, wrote in an email. "For the ninth time, the White House has solicited the American people for direct input on the issues they cared about and then, when the resulting answers called overwhelmingly for marijuana law reform, President Obama ignores the will of the American people on this burning issue."

I see what you did there.

davidphogan: Somacandra: This Just In: Stoners like RON PAUL, no guac in their veggie burritos. Water continues to be wet. Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

How's Abe Vigoda doing?

The question isn't "how" Abe Vigoda is doing. No, my friend. The question is WHO Abe Vigoda is doing.

And, the answer to that is, whoever he damn well pleases. Abe's a player, man.

Maechyll: pot

A Dark Evil Omen: Weed

Careful you don't call it the wrong thing. All of the Fark stoners will come out of the woodwork to say they you're, like, part of the global conspiracy to totally harsh their buzz, like, man, dude, man, like, whoooah bummer.

I'd like to know what the president eats late at night.

Corvus: FubarBDilligaf: Corvus: If you only vote for a politician based on his stance on pot, you have a problem.

Maybe it's a little too important in your life.

It affects the crime rate, the economy, incarceration, health, etc, etc, etc. If you think picking a politician on this issues is a little too important, you have a problem.
So does arresting people because they are Gay or having sex not approved by government. But Ron Paul thinks that is fine for states to do.

How many people's rights is it ok for you to remove so you can smoke pot?



Well in their defense, their other options are Gingrich, Romney, and Sanatorum (they are talking about the primary in the article). If you disagree with everything else all four of them are saying already you might as well go with the one that throws out something that you can nod your head to.


I would probably take Paul over the other three, because the only word strong enough to describe Gingrich is Sanatorum. Which leaves Romney and who knows where the fark he stands. Paul is crazy but at least you know what kind of crazy he is, plus the majority of what he would like to do would never get past even a Republican dominated congress. So for non-pot reasons I would choose Paul over the others.



That being said the question of prohibition on pot is a legitimate issue just waiting for a politician that will realize that it is not actually political suicide to come out in favor of even just medical marijuana. I understand why Obama avoided it (because he does not feel like taking the flak during an election), and I am still disappointed, besides what are people going to do vote for Gingrich, Romney, or Sanatorum just because he says he wants to legalize marijuana in some form? Yeah that would be a joke.

relcec: I'd like to know what the president eats late at night.

Corvus: If you only vote for a politician based on his stance on pot, you have a problem.

Maybe it's a little too important in your life.

Srsly. Maybe pot should be legal. Maybe it shouldn't. But on my list of "things I want the president to be spending his days dealing with", that's probably about #473, right after "suggest legislation to fund animal shelters via taxes on dog food made with imported meat" and "reduce funding for beach erosion control projects which serve only private beachland".

Those who do otherwise, I doubt they're all potheads, I suspect they simply don't want the responsibility of facing complex problems which can't be solved with five-word answers.