The OFFICIAL WAY to LEGALIZE MARIJUANA - Obama's Change.gov

[bkadoctaj]

Yes, we've seen it all before. Online quizzes, newspaper surveys, scientific estimates, even state-level referendums.

BUT CHECK THIS OUT:

http://change.gov/page/content/openforquestions [GOVERNMENT WEBSITE] - Be sure to use the Search feature to vote on as many marijuana/cannabis-related questions as you like.

Here is the entire composition of Grasscity threads regarding Change.gov, President-Elect Obama's website where anyone can register with a name and e-mail, and in return be allowed to post and vote on user-generated topics on changing any aspect of government policy. Nothing appears to be censored, and there is even a ranking system for determining which topics are most relevant among users based on votes. The results are separated into policy areas. The Legalization of Medical and Recreational Use of Marijuana is the currently leading topic on the entire website.

Best threads
A VERY simple call to action to keep Obama honest on Marijuana
http://forum.grasscity.com/legalizat...marijuana.html [Most active thread: start here.]

Want to legalize marijuana? Vote Now!
http://forum.grasscity.com/legalizat...-vote-now.html

Obama's OFFICIAL website now taking votes too!
http://forum.grasscity.com/legalizat...votes-too.html

Marijuana Legalization Tops List of Questions for Obama in Online Poll [Results! Read this!!]
http://forum.grasscity.com/legalizat...line-poll.html

Change.gov "Open For Discussion"
http://forum.grasscity.com/politics/...iscussion.html

Change.gov - Change The USA
http://forum.grasscity.com/politics/...hange-usa.html

It's official, Obama will not legalize marijuana
http://forum.grasscity.com/legalizat...marijuana.html

Obama plays down overwhelming support for Marijuana.
http://forum.grasscity.com/medical-m...marijuana.html

Because Change.gov is a part of Obama's administration, this is a true opportunity to connect with your next President (the next person in George W. Bush's position, for emphasis). I hope that you will not overlook the potential for change that comes with an Internet-level message board between the people and the government of the U.S.

As ReformMaryJaneLaws stressed in the initial thread, it is important to keep your comments on Change.gov MATURE. The reputation of the marijuana-using community could be damaged by immature or provoking posts. BE CONSIDERATE but honest about your feelings.

Originally Posted by ReformMaryJaneLaws

Why don't you make a thread in Legalization and Activism regarding this with a good title? Encourage your fellow stoners to be mature with their comments. Immaturity, negativity, aggressiveness...it all goes against us in the end.

We do have a lot of active members. As a group, we could make a difference, Blades.

FACEBOOK-ERS - PLEASE JOIN:

Mr. Obama, Please Decriminalize Marijuana
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34496600384

5 million strong to petition Obama to legalize weed
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43591387564

Obama: Explain your position on marijuana policy
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40462213174

[Note: If I have missed anything important, please inform me so I can edit it in.]

-MODS - Please sticky this thread.

PLEASE KEEP YOURSELF AND OTHER BLADES INFORMED BY CONTINUALLY CHECKING THIS STICKY FOR UPDATES!!! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR COMMON INTEREST

[ReformMaryJaneLaws]

Stuck.

[bkadoctaj]

Originally Posted by ReformMaryJaneLaws

Stuck.

Ridiculously focused you are haha.

EDIT: Thanks ReformMaryJaneLaws!

[13ronin]

woops. Didn't see the sticky before I made a near identical thread that is now closed. To continue the discussion of that thread;

amsterdamage pointed out that there are a number of marijuana related questions, not just the one. There are currently 65 questions. Search marijuana in the search bar and go for it! There are a lot of people voting against, but predictably, we are the majority right now, so let's keep the momentum going!

Also, I would suggest voting on the already existing questions rather than asking your own. More vote tallies on fewer posts will get more attention and there are already 65 question that range from decrim, legalization, medicinal, industrial hemp, etc. Good hunting!

P.S. Also search using the more "proper" cannabis. There are more questions.

[supernova]

You should sticky this on ALL forums!

By the way, everyone should go to page 2. There is a marijuana question that is gaining popularity FAST! Lets get this issue heard and out there.


"Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?"

Vote on it!

[floating_by]

Originally Posted by supernova

You should sticky this on ALL forums!

By the way, everyone should go to page 2. There is a marijuana question that is gaining popularity FAST! Lets get this issue heard and out there.


"Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?"

Vote on it!

I Voted!!

[bkadoctaj]

Excellent work, you guys. Has anyone PMed a Mod about Stickying it to all the forums yet?

[13ronin]

Originally Posted by bkadoctaj

Excellent work, you guys. Has anyone PMed a Mod about Stickying it to all the forums yet?

I'm on it. Sending PM's to all mods abut it. lol. But I have to wait 3 minutes between each PM. gonna take a while...

[13ronin]

Originally Posted by 13ronin

I'm on it. Sending PM's to all mods abut it. lol. But I have to wait 3 minutes between each PM. gonna take a while...

Done...

[bkadoctaj]

UPDATE

Just wanted to share this with you:

Since its launch yesterday, the Open for Questions tool has processed over 600,000 votes from more than 10,000 people on more than 7,300 questions. Voting will come to a close Friday, December 12th, at 12:00 a.m. EST, so that we can prepare answers to some of the most popular questions. (Note: All of the questions submitted so far will be archived here.)
Pilot projects like "Open for Questions" depend on feedback from users to better understand how to make participation intuitive and productive. In case you missed the link at the bottom of the Open for Questions page, we have a feedback form for any ideas or comments you have about the tool.
Participation in Open for Questions outpaced our expectations, and we're looking forward to rolling it out again next week. We're tremendously excited about the promise of tools like this that offer Americans a level of access that has historically been hard to come by. By voting questions up, users have been able to convey to our team which major issues -- like the auto industry, health care, ethical standards, and others -- are the most important to this community.
Over the next few days, some of the most popular questions selected by the Change.gov community will be answered by the Transition team, and their responses will be posted here on the site.

http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/ope...se_at_1200_am/


This is your new administration. They want you to administrate as well.

[quazzimoto]

basically everyone who wants to smoke pot is smoking it anyway. haha, i mean why not legalize

[bkadoctaj]

Originally Posted by quazzimoto

basically everyone who wants to smoke pot is smoking it anyway. haha, i mean why not legalize

Big test of government honesty, imho.

[NFloyd2357]

right now:

Change.org

"Top Rated Ideas"

1. Legalize the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana

its pretty cool to see that at number 1... but not gonna lie, either something is wrong with our country or that website if that is the number one voted on issue...

although i am pretty glad about it

[13ronin]

Originally Posted by NFloyd2357

right now:

Change.org

"Top Rated Ideas"

1. Legalize the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana

its pretty cool to see that at number 1... but not gonna lie, either something is wrong with our country or that website if that is the number one voted on issue...

although i am pretty glad about it

Its a big issue... not just because of the right to smoke pot. 20 million people have been arrested for it, almost 900,000 last year alone. almost 50 billion is spent a year on its enforcement. the hundreds of billions of profit from its sale are going to the hands of violent cartels inside and outside this country. Children can get it more readily than alcohol because there is no regulation. Government agencies have been constructed who are legally allowed to lie to us, which they do so quite frequently. independent commissions as well as commissions created by past presidents have recommended no criminal penalties for a large amount, yet these reports have been ignored.

In my mind, marijuana prohibition is single most representative issue about everything that is wrong with our government. Not about the weed itself. Lying to the American public, arrest and siezure laws giving police funding so that they are no longer as dependant on their populous they serve, entrapment issues form undercover police as well as other civil rights violations, wastful spending, international pressure from us threatening embargo nd such, kids getting drugs they should not have contact with, violent cartels setting up shop in almost every neighborhood in America, deprivation of the persuit of life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness, .... need I go on? I don't consider marijuana prohibion a drug issue; I consider it a human issue. And with current policy, the human factor gets last place below looking tough on crime for political favor and the ease of doing business as usual, meanwhile everyhting else is circling the drain.

[Closet Smoker]

count my vote. I can't wait to see the results of this tonight, or I guess tomorrow...