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Even though the #1 question raised (out of 3.5 million people) on the internet for the President during a “town hall” meeting was about the need to legalize marijuana, President Obama dismissed the idea, insinuating that the question “…says something about the online audience.” Come on Mr. Obama, don’t go all McCain on us.<\/p>\n

While I don’t smoke marijuana, polls have shown time and time again that a very large portion of the American people believe that marijuana should be legalized. In a country where smoking, and alcohol is so prevalent, why is marijuana treated any different? Left-over “Reefer Madness” believers I guess.<\/p>\n


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