The Obama Administration is Responsible for Teaching a Generation how to Lie so they would abuse Marijuana

By Alexandra D. Datig

After a lengthily wait of more than eight months, it was only a few days ago the White House finally announced that the Department of Justice would not seek legal interference with Colorado and Washington State’s recreational marijuana laws.  Of course not.  Interference with the will of voters would be dictatorial and unconstitutional, yet not interfering with prevention is barbaric and stupid! 

I do wonder, at what point the Obama Administration is going to fess up to the realty that they have been going along with teaching a generation of young people and adults how to lie about marijuana use by calling recreational use "medicine."  That is how we got legalized recreational use in Colorado and Washington State in the first place!  The Department of Justice and the White House refuses to see the hazards of caving in to the pressure of the drug lobby and their the red herring called medical marijuana.   But let’s face it, the damage has been done and it is irreversible. 

For the sake of social truth and mental health, can we please stop making liars out of recreational marijuana users who lie and claim a false illness in order to obtain a doctors recommendation so he or she can get high on pot?  I can’t take this ridiculous charade anymore!   Why do we have to be so duplicitous about this issue?  It's like the blind leading the blind!  What’s wrong with just telling it like it is? Win or lose.  The entire country is being manipulated into believing that it is perfectly fine to obtain marijuana by lying about an illness for at least 90% of users who do not have a serious illness!  Kids are watching and adults are downplaying the reality that lying about drug use is somehow okay. 

Legalizers may still be shown the door and will lose elections, but they would be better served if they just were honest about their intentions.  “Marijuana is better than alcohol” does not validate the dishonest so-called medical aspects of obtaining marijuana.  Making liars out of our young people in order to push a political agenda is cruel and oppressive.

There are several sides to the argument of marijuana.  Some have purpose, some do not.  One:  Yes, there should be medical marijuana for people who need it who are critically ill.  Two:  No, marijuana should not be sold out of dispensaries to sick people.  It should be made available through pharmaceutical methods that are laboratory tested and safe.  Three:  If people would rather go home and light up a doobie at the end of the day, instead of having a glass of wine or a beer then SAY IT AND STOP LYING!  What kind of an example is our government to our young people by condoning this outrageous lie?  When people get addicted to pot and have to go to treatment, the first thing they have to do is come clean with him or herself about lying to obtain a doctor’s recommendation to get medical marijuana?  And then they will realize the reason they thought it was okay to use marijuana was because their government caved in to legalization advocates and political donors like George Soros, running a pay-for-play game at the cost of our citizens health and prosperity.  Worst of all it was a scam built on a lie designed to fool a generation of young people.  If this is not an abject failure of leadership and transparency, then what is? 

Colorado Representative Jared Polis, America's Unofficial "Congressman Cannabis" was Granted to Fly a Flag made of Hemp over the U.S. Capitol for the 4th of July

July 3, 2013

For Immediate Release

For More Information Contact: Lana Beck (727) 828-0211 or (727) 403-7571

“Hemp Flag Flying Over State Capitol is a Disgrace”

Says Drug Free America Foundation

(St. Petersburg, FL) Marijuana legalization activist, Representative Jared Polis, used his pull to ensure that the flag flying over the US Capital Building on July 4^th will be made of hemp.

“This is a completely and utterly disgraceful way to commemorate the birth of our country,” says Calvina Fay, Executive Director of Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. and Save Our Society From Drugs. “There are millions of families in America that battle the scourge of addiction every day and many of them have lost loved ones to drugs,” continued Fay.

“This insensitive gesture makes a mockery of our nation’s prevention, treatment and law enforcement efforts. July 4^th is a day that should be spent celebrating the privilege of living in America, not promoting or normalizing drug use to our citizenry,” concluded Fay.

If you would like to set up an interview about this issue with Calvina Fay, or other drug policy experts, please contact Lana Beck at (727) 828-0211 or (727) 403-7571.

Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. is a national and international drug policy organization promoting effective sound drug policies, education and prevention. www.dfaf.org.

Save Our Society From Drugs (S.O.S.) takes a comprehensive approach to promote sound drug policy that includes education, prevention, abstinence-based treatment, scientific research, and community awareness. www.saveoursociety.org.

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Something’s Fishy with President Obama’s Avoidance of the Marijuana Issue

Does President Obama want legalized drugs or is he going to stick to his own policies?  (At this point all the potheads are laughing)  These days that is becoming a rhetorical question more than ever before.  So, which one is it?  After the November presidential elections, there was no official statement made by the White House on how enforcement would be addressed with the new Colorado and Washington State measures that legalized marijuana for recreational use under state law.  As a matter of fact, all those who enforce President Obama’s policies have still, to this day, not received any official word from the White House regarding what should be done.

How does the President expect parents to talk to their children when he is MIA on this issue?  The only thing we can go by is a commentary from the President to Barbara Walters, where “kissing off the issue” was excused with having “bigger fish to fry.”  Oh yeah?  And we’re supposed to believe that drug legalization, which endangers the future of our kids, is not a priority?  That no one should be asking any questions about how pot got legalized in Colorado and Washington State in an election year, where drug policy was an issue carefully avoided by candidates?  Why? 

And still, no official statement from the White House?  We’re just supposed to believe that making a casual comment during an interview with a talk show host should be sufficient?  In the mean time it's is business as usual (all the potheads are laughing) and the lack of leadership from the President keeps legalizers motivated and those expecting responsible leadership frustrated.  Who is going to protect our kids from drugs if it is not the President of the United States?

Mr. President, if you keep up with this ridiculous charade, no one is going to believe anything you have to say regarding the legalization of marijuana.