Pot acceptable? Not for young and nonwhite
[cnn-photo-caption image=http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/HEALTH/10/21/medical.marijuana.policy/story.marijuana.gi.jpg caption="The Obama administration recently announced it would defer to state medical marijuana laws. "]
Stephen Gutwillig
Special to CNN
This year is a watershed year in pot politics.
The Obama administration recently announced it would defer to state medical marijuana laws and stop federal prosecutions of patients and providers who comply with them.
In California, the tanking economy inspired Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to call for debating marijuana taxation and regulation, a bill was introduced in Sacramento to do just that, and four separate ballot initiatives are circulating to allow voters the chance to decide the issue for themselves.
Schwarzenegger's position was echoed by New York Gov. David Paterson and by Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, who suggested legalizing pot could cripple Mexican and U.S. gangs. The unprecedented momentum to question marijuana prohibition is being fueled by a widely remarked-upon phenomenon - the cultural mainstreaming of marijuana.
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That is good isn't.but when can we enjoy life without being paroniod about smoking a non-toxic plant.why isn't their anybody campaining smoking out of a vaporizor,which is the only healthy way to smoke.