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AUDUBON, IA – Obama can’t seem to escape the smoke of his youthful indiscretions wafting after him on the campaign trail. Just four days after he told a group of high school students that he had experimented with drugs in high school, Obama had to admit to it again at a town hall here.
When a voter asked Obama if he was for the legalization of medical marijuana, Obama said that he wasn’t in favor of legalization without scientific evidence and tight controls. Citing his mother who died from cancer young, Obama compared marijuana to morphine saying there was little difference between the two. “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 because there’s no difference between that and morphine when it comes to just giving people relief from pain,” Obama said. “But I want to do it under strict guidelines. I want it prescribed in the same way that other painkillers or palliative drugs are prescribed.”
But he added that he was concerned that the reasons for the use of marijuana would grow and create a “slippery slope.” “I was feeling really tense, so I needed a joint,” Obama joked with the crowd of those who might try and undermine that type of system. The question was followed up by another voter asking him, “Unlike other presidents, did you inhale?”
“I did,” Obama said to loud applause and laughter. “It’s not something that I’m proud of. It was a mistake … But you know, I’m not going to. I never understood that line. The point was to inhale. That was the point.”
Interesting how your whole life goes on debate to understand how you will perform in the future. Sometimes I think its silly. Just as rediculous to ask if you because you spend more than a half hour on the toliet one time, does this mean that you won’t make decisions in a quick manner? I’m stretching it, but bring up everything is has nothing to do with the job as president
America get Real!! 99.8% of the people criticizing Barack couldn’t stand up to the same degree of scrutiny. Si Se Puede ! Barack 2008!!!!!!!!!!
you dont have to worry!, this racist will never be president! he is fake! and phoney and a hater!! that should be very clear by now, or maybe you need 20 more years to beleive it!!
Whoa!!!!
And you’ll never hear any such questions from Hill-Billy’s campaign stops because her events are scripted with planted “concerned citizens” asking her cream-puff questions with her prepared answers all in teleprompters or Powerprint files ready to go.
Then again, she might not have teleprompters at her stops from now on because CLINTON CAMPAIGNS HAVE BEEN DEADBEATS AND OWES HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS across from Iowa to New Hampshire….http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9259.html
I would hope that the President would be open minded enough to think of new strategies for the economy, health care, global warming and social care. Maybe this is the kind of person who would try marijuana? Is there overlap?