Among the 13,728 questions submitted to the White House's open call for questions for President Obama to address during his online town hall, more than a few of the most popular were about legalizing marijuana -- a topic that seems to come up frequently whenever politicians poll the Web public for questions.
In fact, the top six questions in the popular "Budget" category, as well as top questions in the "Health Care Reform" and "Green Jobs" categories addressed pot and drug legalization.
Though some of us expected Obama to sidestep the politically sensitive topic, he chose instead to take it head on. Between questions from Vice President Joe Biden's chief economist, Jared Bernstein, Obama went out of his way to say the following:
We took votes about which questions were going to be asked. There was one question that was voted on that ... was whether legalizing marijuana would improve the economy and job creation. I don't know what this says about the online audience, but I don't want people to think ...The answer is no, I don't think that is a good strategy to grow our economy.
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Author: David Sarno
Contact: Los Angeles Times
Copyright: 2009 Los Angeles Times
Website: Obama Addresses Marijuana Questions in Online Town Hall
In fact, the top six questions in the popular "Budget" category, as well as top questions in the "Health Care Reform" and "Green Jobs" categories addressed pot and drug legalization.
Though some of us expected Obama to sidestep the politically sensitive topic, he chose instead to take it head on. Between questions from Vice President Joe Biden's chief economist, Jared Bernstein, Obama went out of his way to say the following:
We took votes about which questions were going to be asked. There was one question that was voted on that ... was whether legalizing marijuana would improve the economy and job creation. I don't know what this says about the online audience, but I don't want people to think ...The answer is no, I don't think that is a good strategy to grow our economy.
News Hawk- Ganjarden 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: Los Angeles Times
Author: David Sarno
Contact: Los Angeles Times
Copyright: 2009 Los Angeles Times
Website: Obama Addresses Marijuana Questions in Online Town Hall
