Pelosi: It would be ‘really important’ to take on medical marijuana in Congress

[kpete]

Source: Raw Story

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reiterated her support for medical marijuana on Wednesday and indicated Democrats might be interested in taking changes to federal law after the election.

“I’ve been very clear on the subject of medical marijuana over time, in committee and on the floor as leader,” Pelosi said told Raw Story at a round table of bloggers.

“I think that it would be really important to do that,” Pelosi said. “It would be hard for anyone to agree with the fact that someone who has HIV/AIDS or has cancer and they find relief from pain in medicinal marijuana that should be something that should be a priority to raid on the part of the Justice Department. Going along with that, we need to address some of the penalties for any non-violent crime that are out there.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/11/pelosi-it-would-be-really-important-to-take-on-medical-marijuana-in-congress/

[slackmaster]

1. The ban on personal use and possession of cannabis is one of the greatest abuses of government power

It should be completely legalized for use by adults for any purpose.

[Poll_Blind]

2. Well, if they haven't done it in almost four years, why should anyone think this is...

...anything more than election year bait?



PB

[mike_c]

3. +1

[pscot]

8. Because Pelosi is getting an earful

from her district? Some of those conservatives from rural California districts are probably hearing it also.

[yurbud]

16. sure seems like it.

[SoCalMusicLover]

4. Another Election Year Promise

I doubt they could accomplish or agree on anything.

Why don't you guys stick to the important stuff....like arguing.

[99th_Monkey]

5. Better decades late than never. You go Nancy!! ~nt

[Poll_Blind]

6. In related news, Pelosi also strongly considering moving to impeach Bush. nt

PB

[Vidar]

11. Sad but bitterly appropriate.

[woo me with science]

15. I hear they want to close Gitmo, too,

and prosecute corrupt bankers.

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/prosecutions-for-bank-fraud-fall-sharply/

[The Wizard]

7. The laws criminalizing reefer

are rooted in superstition. Haven't we had enough witch trials?

[AJTheMan]

9. This is good news. The closer we can get to decriminilizing it, the better for everyone involved.

Can't wait to have Pelosi back as Speaker.

[0rganism]

10. "might be interested... after the election"? When Dems are the minority in both houses?

Nicely played, ma'am.

Shit, the way she talks about it, you'd think it was super-complicated to pass a law that removes a substance from Schedule I.

[BT021]

12. MM was so important that when the Senate Dem caucus...

had 60 votes,


this issue was about as important as passing a yearly budget --> (golf was more important)

[Fumesucker]

13. Hey Charlie Brown, you gullible fatuous twit, come on and kick the football...

[harun]

14. +1