Herman Cain: Marijuana a states rights issue

[Zorro]

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, speaking on the campaign trail in Iowa, said states should be free to regulate medical marijuana.

“If states want to legalize medical marijuana, I think that's a state’s right," Cain said while shaking hands in Urbandale, Iowa. “Because one of my overriding approaches to looking at all of these issues — most of them belong at the state, because when you do something federally ... you try to force one-size-fits-all.”

California voters approved marijuana for medicinal use in 1996, but it remains illegal under federal law. Fifteen other states and Washington, D.C. also have passed various medical marijuana programs.

Cain’s comments appear to echo those of presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush — neither of whom followed through with campaign pledges not to interfere with state regulations of the drug.

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More at: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/16/herman-cain-marijuana-states-rights-issue/

[Kennah]

1. Anyone taking odds that Cain tried to use pot to sexually harass a woman?

[tibbiit]

2. dont bring pot iinto it:)

All those guys... politicians in general Repugs in paticular are alcohol fueled. Their policy's are Alchey policy's!
The behaviour of Alcoholics is how our congress acts! We are governed by working Alcoholics, and dry drunks.
I'm so fucking sick of Alcoholics!
tib

[EC]

3. Boy wouldn't he be surprised if one of the

States decided that blacks were not allowed, not even Mr. Pres. Cain....if he became Pres. and went along with the States Rights bullcrap.

[Ter]

6. Except it's the feds who have the bad policy this time

I back the state's right to legalize pot, against the feds wishes.

[EC]

8. Nope, even pot shouldn't be a states rights issue,

it has to be removed from the class A schedule, period. It has medicinal uses it is classified wrong. Then it should be legalized federally or at least decriminalized - and not just for medicinal purposes.

[Ter]

11. Sure, it should be removed from Class A

But as long as it's not, states should take matters into their own hands for now. We do have a 10th Amendment. We're not supposed to have these kinds of federal laws.

[Irishonly]

4. I could give a rat's patootie about anything he says

He's probably lying.

[Oldenuff]

5. He's probably absoutely lying....

just like that other guy who said he wouldn't mess with MMJ...and then went and did the opposite.What a crock of *hit.






And he was all like, "I will open the doors of Government and ask you to be involved in your own Democracy again", that is..until the topic of Cannabis legalization came up...

[Irishonly]

7. Most of them will

Medical patients are desperate for safe access. I love one of my senators and Gracie, my rep, but we disagree strongly on aspects of medical marijuana.

[BklnDem75]

9. Maybe Mark Block will make an ad taking a puff

[Yavin4]

10. Without Pot, Godfather's Pizza Would Go Bankrupt

You gotta be seriously high to eat that shitty pizza. Seriously high.