Obama's Position on Marijuana in November 2007

[torchbearer]

My attitude is if the science and the doctors suggest that the best palliative care and the way to relieve pain and suffering is medical marijuana, then that’s something I’m open to. There’s no difference between that and morphine when it comes to just giving people relief from pain.

Obama, November 25th 2007 at a campaign stop in Audubon, Iowa
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archi...25/479649.aspx

[Bruno]

"...until I become president and laugh off the whole idea"

[Kuro Tsuwamono]

I researched that high-thc hemp oil, if ingested, could cure diseases such as cancer. Rick Simpson is a big supporter of the process, and has been prosecuted by the government in the process. I found nothing contradicting this. Has anyone heard of this?

[torchbearer]

"...until I become president and laugh off the whole idea"

can you help me find the article or town hall meeting where he was changing his position?

[torchbearer]

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[TonySutton]

can you help me find the article or town hall meeting where he was changing his position?

here you go

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/03...y4894639.shtml

[torchbearer]

anyone else have any other articles to add?

I'd like to start compiling obama lies with before and after quotes.

[dannno]

Well he said they would stop the MMJ raids where they were obeying state law. There was one right after, but they claimed they weren't obeying state law, so they could have been selling to non-patients, or maybe they just weren't complying with state law, i dunno. Either way, I agree the Feds shouldn't have jurisdiction in that case, but I dunno if it goes against what he said.

I don't think there have been any raids since on medical dispensaries. There was one in Detroit a few days ago, but I don't think it's legal there.

[torchbearer]

Well he said they would stop the MMJ raids where they were obeying state law. There was one right after, but they claimed they weren't obeying state law, so they could have been selling to non-patients, or maybe they just weren't complying with state law, i dunno. Either way, I agree the Feds shouldn't have jurisdiction in that case, but I dunno if it goes against what he said.

I don't think there have been any raids since on medical dispensaries. There was one in Detroit a few days ago, but I don't think it's legal there.

can you help me find the article that quotes either him or his administration saying that?
I know he said it, but i haven't been able to find it.

[Theocrat]

anyone else have any other articles to add?

I'd like to start compiling obama lies with before and after quotes.

I started a thread earlier about Obama's flip-flopping on marijuana, and you can read it here.

[torchbearer]

I started a thread earlier about Obama's flip-flopping on marijuana, and you can read it here.

Awesome!
We need to compile all of his flip-flops so we can use them to convert over his soon-to-be former supporters.

[RideTheDirt]

at 57 secondsYouTube - Barack Obama "I inhaled frequently" "That was the point"
YouTube - Barack Obama on Marijuana Decriminalization (2004)
YouTube - President Obama at Virtual Town Hall on Legalizing Marijuana
YouTube - White House Spokesperson Questioned About Obama's Position on Marijuana After First "Town Hall"

[Bruno]

can you help me find the article or town hall meeting where he was changing his position?

sorry, torchbearer. I didn't catch that question from you.

Thanks for those compiling these above. I agree it is good to capture it all in one place.

[torchbearer]

we shall not forget.

[torchbearer]

bump because not everyone knows this info yet,

[Don't Tread on Mike]

Well his inconsistent views don't suprise me a bit.