WASHINGTON POST: “Given the reported medical benefits of marijuana, does the president believe the government should reconsider?” a CNN correspondent asked about the federally banned substance during the White House briefing Wednesday.
No, spokesman Josh Earnest answered, President Obama isn’t high on such a change “at this point.” With a chuckle, he added: “I have the sneaking suspicion that this is going to draw me all kinds of traffic on Twitter.”…
But for all the public pressure, legalization advocates said the president has disappointed them. Though candidate Obama spoke convincingly about his open-mindedness on the issue in 2008, they said, President Obama has largely failed to rein in a Justice Department accused of running roughshod over state-approved medical marijuana clinics during the administration of President George W. Bush… (more)
