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  Senator Ted Cruz Attacks Obama for not Locking Up Marijuana Users in Colorado

  January 13, 2014 at 6:06 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Friday criticized President Barack Obama for not arresting people in Colorado who violated federal law by using marijuana. “A whole lot of folks now are talking about legalizing pot. The brownies you had this morning, provided by the state of Colorado,” he jokingly said during his keynote speech at Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Policy Orientation. “And you can make arguments on that issue,” Cruz continued. “You can make reasonable arguments on that issue. The president [...]

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  Obama Won’t Go After Marijuana Use in Colorado or Washington State

  December 16, 2012 at 4:43 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  President Barack Obama says the federal government won’t go after recreational marijuana use in Washington state and Colorado, where voters have legalized it. Obama was asked whether he supports making pot legal, in a Barbara Walters interview that aired Friday on ABC. “I wouldn’t go that far,” Obama replied. “But what I think is that, at this point, Washington and Colorado, you’ve seen the voters speak on this issue.” But the president said he won’t pursue the issue in the [...]

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