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Its great news that people aren't afraid to admit the truth anymore.

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Posted by a Care2 member:

Friday January 30, 2009, 12:45 pm
Before President Obama was elected, change.org had issues to vote on to pass to President-Elect Obama about where the People wanted the country to go and what issues we felt were important. The top 10 issues were then sent to change.gov, the Obama-Biden transition team web-site. At the close of voting before President Obama took office, change.org's issue with the highest votes was Legalize the Medicinal and Recreational Use of Marijuana with 19,530 votes. And at the transition site, change.gov, it was one of the top 3 before it even came over from change.org. In looking today on the Whitehouse web-site, there is no mention of the work marijuana anywhere on the site. When the word marijuana is typed into the search bar, the result that comes back is "Did you mean marian?" When the word hemp is typed into the search bar, the result that comes back is "Did you mean help?"

This is a LONG way from where this country started out with at least 3 laws on the books stating that hemp MUST be grown by farmers in America. Also at one point in time in the struggling newly made country that was America, hemp was used as cash and accepted as a viable form of payment for debts incurred.

President Obama has made quite an impact in the short time he's been in office and has made some great changes and good decisions, but will he be willing to take this topic on? I think not. When asked outright whether he planned to legalize marijuana his succinct answer was "No."

From the looks of things, while this country has grown up enough to accept a black president, it has not grown up enough to put reality in front of greed. Despite the fact that this one crop has so MANY uses that can get this country out of the hole it has dug for itself, it will be a cold day in Hell before any politician takes on any part of this issue. Hemp, in ANY form, including birdseed, is illegal now and it will stay illegal in the forseeable future.

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Just means we have to work that much harder. We aren't waiting on anyone to do these things for us!!!

Note that THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN 9/11 TRUTHERS put up their issue. They were CENSORED off of that site!

Nobody expects everything to be perfect right off! As another posting said, there are still so many bad guys with lots of power and change will be slow and difficult. The Civil Rights Movement did not win in a day or a year; and it still is going on, after decades of struggle. But, now there is HOPE.

[My feeling is that Obama is taking on right off, things that he can win easily. Like the Lily Ledbetter thing he signed today, giving women EQUAL RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE. Very little opposition there. When he has some successes under his belt, then, the more "controversial" stuff. Therefore, it is REALLY UP TO US, to create the Public Opinion that will support him. Maybe in his second term!]

It is STILL of note, that LEGALIZING MARIJUANA, and INVESTIGATING 9/11 TRUTH, BOTH got the votes and publicity that they did, before they were removed from the site!!!!!!!!!!!! YAYHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I disagreed with this:

"........it will be a cold day in Hell before any politician takes on any part of this issue. Hemp, in ANY form, including birdseed, is illegal now and it will stay illegal in the forseeable future."

It didn't make sense because while I was writing "I disagree", another post was posted between my post and that post. Comprende?

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