Davis Opts to Ignore Marijuana Issue

[Ganjarden]

Recently the Artur Davis for Governor campaign solicited ideas from the public on their Web site to about how to move Alabama forward. I submitted ending marijuana prohibition as a way to ease prison overcrowding, as a new source of revenue for our cash-starved state, and as a means of creating new jobs to offset the highest unemployment rates Alabama has seen in 25 years.

Out of 80 ideas, legalizing marijuana was voted to the No. 1 slot with 118 votes. Eighty-eight percent of those votes were in favor of legalization.

Despite the marijuana idea being the top vote getter, no mention of it was made in Artur Davis's video response to the ideas released on June 25.

What is the point in asking the public to submit ideas if he is going to ignore the most popular one? If he doesn't favor ending marijuana prohibition then why doesn't he just say so? To ignore all the voters who took the time to visit his site and participate is shameful. It's no way to treat potential voters.

The marijuana community isn't going to be ignored in the political arena any longer. Politicians must be made to address this issue, especially when they solicited it and it was ranked the top idea on their site, even if they don't say what we want to hear. We can vote and we have money. If anyone would like our votes and money then we need to make them state clearly what they will do to end marijuana prohibition.


News Hawk- Ganjarden http://www.420Magazine.com
Source: Montgomery Advertiser
Author: Loretta Nall
Contact: Montgomery Advertiser
Copyright: 2009 Montgomery Advertiser
Website: Davis Opts to Ignore Marijuana Issue

[CharlieMopps]

Make sure when he's up for re-election, you vote for somebody pro pot or try and run yourself.

[Weed420]

It can be quite a political footbal. Most politicians don't have the cajones to come out in favor because then the opposite side is very well organized and will start pounding you for being soft on crime. Thats why it needs to taken out of the politicians hands and the public should be allowed to vote on it.

[CharlieMopps]

But, other than Ron Paul, whos the next biggest pro-pot politician.

[Brinna]

Barney Frank (D-MA) is strongly pro-cannabis and should be acknowledged for that. Also Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) have submitted legislation, year after year, to protect medical cannabis patients from Federal arrest and harassment. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) ran on a platform of cannabis legalization.

As much as I admire the man, we do have other members of Congress, besides Ron Paul, who are brave, outspoken and willing to tackle difficult issues.