Obama: Decriminalize Pot
Obama supports decriminalization of marijuana. Check this out from the Washington Times. CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE AND SEE VIDEO OF HIS STATEMENTS.
From the Times Jen Haberkorn,
Last fall during a nationally televised presidential debate, Sen. Barack Obama hesitantly raised his hand and joined with most of his Democratic rivals to declare that he opposed decriminalizing marijuana.
But as a candidate for the U.S. Senate four years ago, Mr. Obama told Illinois college students that he supported eliminating criminal penalties for marijuana use or possession, according to a videotape of a little noticed debate that was obtained by The Washington Times.
I think we need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws," Mr. Obama told an audience during a debate at Northwestern University in 2004. "But I'm not somebody who believes in legalization of marijuana."
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