I think this is important for all marijuana supporters in the USA. We really need to get our voice out there and not give up. Code: [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Speaking at an online [URL="http://blog.norml.org/2009/03/26/president-obama-what-is-so-funny-about-taxing-and-regulating-marijuana/"]Town Hall Meeting[/URL] on Thursday, March 26, President Barack Obama pledged "to open up the White House to the American people." Well, to some of the American people that is. As for those tens of millions of you who believe that cannabis should be legally regulated like alcohol -- and the tens of thousands of you who voted to make this subject the most popular question in the White House's online Presidential Town Hall -- well, your voice doesn't really matter. Asked this morning whether he "would ... support the bill currently going through the California legislation to legalize and tax marijuana, boosting the economy and reducing drug cartel related violence," the President responded with derision. "There was one question that was voted on that ranked fairly high and that was whether legalizing marijuana would improve the economy and job creation, and I don't know what this says about the online audience," he laughed. "The answer is no, I don't think that [is] a good strategy." As I [URL="http://blog.thehill.com/2009/03/27/president-obama-what-is-so-funny-about-taxing-and-regulating-marijuana/"]wrote[/URL] in the Hill.com's influential congressional blog today, Obama's [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtBl0KNKha4"]cynical rebuff[/URL] was short-sighted and disrespectful to a large percentage of his supporters. After all, was it not this very same "online audience" that donated heavily to Obama's Presidential campaign and ultimately carried him to the White House? Please take a moment to tell the President that marijuana law reform is no laughing matter, and that the millions of Americans who support this issue deserve to be treated respectfully. For your convenience, a pre-written letter will be e-mailed to President Obama when you enter your contact information below. You can also call the [URL="http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/"]President[/URL] during east coast business hours at: [LIST] [*]Comments: 202-456-1111 [*]Switchboard: 202-456-1414 [/LIST] If you call, please be respectful and polite. Please leave your name and where you are from. Tell the President: [INDENT] "I'm one of the tens of millions of Americans who believe that cannabis should be legally regulated like alcohol. The American public is ready and willing to engage in a serious and objective political debate regarding the merits of legalizing the use of cannabis by adults. The time for joking is over. Please consider apologizing for your dismissive tone, and please consider treating those of us who believe that there are viable alternatives to marijuana prohibition with the respect we deserve." [/INDENT] Thank you for assisting NORML's federal law reform efforts. From Norml.org [/SIZE][/FONT] There is also a prefilled forum at normls website to send a message direct to President Obama. You can find that here http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=13012496 I just truly we believe we need to not give up and do our part!