Jacob Bell
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An online petition to legalize marijuana has met the threshold necessary to force White House review. The petition, "Legalize and Regulate Marijuana in a Manner Similar to Alcohol," was actually created on the White House's own website, in the "We the People" section.
According to the White House website, a threshold of 5,000 "signatures" achieved in 30 days is necessary for such a petition to be "reviewed by the White House, and for an official response to be issued."
The petition, which has a start date of Sept. 22, has been signed by nearly 34,000 petitioners as of this writing, meaning it met the deadline easily.
Here's what the petition says:
"We the people want to know when we can have our "perfectly legitimate" discussion on marijuana legalization. Marijuana prohibition has resulted in the arrest of over 20 million Americans since 1965, countless lives ruined and hundreds of billions of tax dollars squandered and yet this policy has still failed to achieve its stated goals of lowering use rates, limiting the drug's access, and creating safer communities.
"Isn't it time to legalize and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol? If not, please explain why you feel that the continued criminalization of cannabis will achieve the results in the future that it has never achieved in the past?"
It's true that many states have legalized medicinal marijuana. A recent attempt to legalize the drug in California via the ballot box failed, however. It's also true that quite a few conservative groups continue to rail against the drug, even if its used in a medicinal manner.
Marijuana has been shown to provide relief for some who are suffering from cancer and other diseases. Some have cynically stated that people's tunes change as soon as they or some other person in their family have need of pot to stand pain, nausea, etc. due to illness.
It is unclear how long the White House will take to examine the petition. Although the website pre-pledges to examine the issue, it does not guarantee a response timeframe.
News Hawk- Jacob Ebel 420 MAGAZINE
Source: examiner.com
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Website: Online marijuana legalization petition meets threshold for White House response
According to the White House website, a threshold of 5,000 "signatures" achieved in 30 days is necessary for such a petition to be "reviewed by the White House, and for an official response to be issued."
The petition, which has a start date of Sept. 22, has been signed by nearly 34,000 petitioners as of this writing, meaning it met the deadline easily.
Here's what the petition says:
"We the people want to know when we can have our "perfectly legitimate" discussion on marijuana legalization. Marijuana prohibition has resulted in the arrest of over 20 million Americans since 1965, countless lives ruined and hundreds of billions of tax dollars squandered and yet this policy has still failed to achieve its stated goals of lowering use rates, limiting the drug's access, and creating safer communities.
"Isn't it time to legalize and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol? If not, please explain why you feel that the continued criminalization of cannabis will achieve the results in the future that it has never achieved in the past?"
It's true that many states have legalized medicinal marijuana. A recent attempt to legalize the drug in California via the ballot box failed, however. It's also true that quite a few conservative groups continue to rail against the drug, even if its used in a medicinal manner.
Marijuana has been shown to provide relief for some who are suffering from cancer and other diseases. Some have cynically stated that people's tunes change as soon as they or some other person in their family have need of pot to stand pain, nausea, etc. due to illness.
It is unclear how long the White House will take to examine the petition. Although the website pre-pledges to examine the issue, it does not guarantee a response timeframe.
News Hawk- Jacob Ebel 420 MAGAZINE
Source: examiner.com
Author: Michael Santo
Contact: Contact Us
Copyright: Clarity Digital Group LLC
Website: Online marijuana legalization petition meets threshold for White House response
