President Obama Clarifies His Drug Stance -By The Reluctant Republican
Well, I’m a bit late on this one, but it looks like the Obama administration is making strategic moves to clarify its position on drugs and particularly the use, if not legalization, of marijuana. Many a stoner had high hopes that an Obama administration would bring with it a much more lax stance on drug enforcement if not an outright legalization of marijuana use. In his book, “Dreams From My Father”, he admitted to having actually inhaled more than one illegal substance in his own youth when he said:
“I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though. …”
(Nice to know he laid off the heroin.) Furthermore, the words of Obama seemed to offer even more hope when the Washington Times unearthed a video from his 2004 Senate race in which he openly supports the “decriminalization” of marijuana use, but not the “legalization”. (Side note; only a liberal could with a straight face say that they support “decriminalizing” something, but not “legalizing” it). Nevertheless, in his much publicized online town hall meeting at the end of March, Obama firmly stated the he was not for the legalization of marijuana. (A statement that was later reiterated and strengthened by his press secretary Robert Gibbs).
Well take heart, potheads of America. While the president has “officially” denied that he supports your cause, last week he sent a clear message to stoners everywhere. That’s right, he hired actor Kal Penn to work for the White House Office of Public Liason. Oh, I’m sorry, you don’t recognize the name? Perhaps if I told you that he hired Kumar, of the Harold and Kumar stoner movie franchise it would ring a bell? (See the movie plot summaries here and here). Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em, people. there’s a new liaison in town.
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