Democratic candidates more willing to consider marijuana

Democratic candidates more willing to consider marijuana issue
By Muriel Kane

According to CBS News, politicians today no longer dodge questions about marijuana and are increasingly willing to consider the benefits of medical marijuana.

Bill Clinton aroused a storm of controversy when he claimed in 1992 that ‘I experimented with marijuana a time or two and I didn’t like it and didn’t inhale and never tried it again.”

In contrast, Barack Obama has freely admitted, “I inhaled — frequently. That was the point.” Senators Kerry and Edwards both said “yes” when asked in 2003 if they had ever tried marijuana.

One marijuana lobbying group, Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana, pressed the presidential candidates to indicate their positions on medical marijuana during the New Hampshire primary.

The Democrats were all graded between B+ and A+, with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both receiving A’s. In contrast, the leading Republican candidates, including John McCain, all received F’s.

A Global Marijuana March was held last Saturday in 239 cities worldwide. CBS News interviewed marchers in New York City and found a variety of political allegiances. “I have been supporting Obama because I think Hillary Clinton is the pits,” said one grey-haired aging hippie.

“My energy is going towards McCain,” announced a woman with flag patches on both shoulders. And one serious young man told CBS that Ron Paul is “all for decriminalization and legalization.”

This video is from CBSNews.com, broadcast May 9, 2008.
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It was legal until Nixon made it a crime. It's used for all kinds of health problems.