Where do the Presidential Candidates stand on legalizing medical marijuana?

Question

I didn't ask about LEGALIZING it. I asked where the people who are running for President STAND on the issue.

Answer 1

They do all stay away from this issue. However truth is, it should not be up to the president, but up to each state to decide wether this plant is legal or not.

Saying that, each state could hold preliminary trials of decriminalization or taxation and see if it will benefit the state, reduce or increase crime, and so on. After results, each state could decide to keep, or change policy which could be done over one voting cycle. Maybe alcohol should be illegal in some states where local officials attribute much crime to it, and think it being illegal is a better idea, where other states its no problem.

But being left up to each state is the only way to find these things out.

Saying that, there is only one candidate who is strongly states rights, and that is Ron Paul. The rest want power all at federal level, saying a 1 pill cures all problems of all states no matter what each states disease or condition is, be it health care, a taxation on this or that, or any other law or government program.

Answer 2

If one of these candidates came forth and said . " Hi I'm _____________ and I 100 % agree with legalizing
marijuana country wide. And will fight to make it legal for all Americans." That would almost lock that candidate as president even if they believed it or not . The sheer number on weed smokers in this country would
overwhelm the voting processes in that candidates favor just to get the plant they love soooo much legal again in this country. Is it wrong for a candidate to play a dirty trick like that. . . Hummm maybe but what the hell they been doing worse in the government since its conception. The Pandora's box has already been opened when Colorado made it legal (REC) . It set all the gears in motion there's no stopping it now. More and more states will continue to legalize it both medical and recreational intill the whole country is legal. And 50 years from that date people will look back and say. " Wow i can't believe there was a time when weed was illegal.

Answer 3

Steve Kubby and Libertarians in general support Medical Marijuana Laws as for major party candidates Ron Paul on the republicans and Dennis Kucinich on the Democrats support up holding the states rights to decide for themselves

Answer 4

I do not believe that any have commented on it. Medical marijuana, and marijuana in general, are fringe issues. While their are benefits to re-shaping the current policy of keeping it as a controlled substance, the size of the population that is concerned about this is small for medicinal purposes, and the part that uses it recreationally is generally not very politically active, and so candidates do not cater to them.

Answer 5

Ron Paul is greater probably than the different candidate to realize this. he's a robust supporter of the form and would do all he would desire to to take maximum kinds of government administration out of our lives. He has already cosponsored a notion to this bring about congress, to make it a state extremely than a federal determination..

Answer 6

Here is Rudy Guiliani speaking with a medical marijuana patient. Notice that Rude Guiliani laughs at the woman when she starts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJdc9ULT02k

Here is John McCain (I believe with the same woman). He is somewhat more respectful though he holds the same position as Rude.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAlH1oZ0NfU

Here is Mitt Romney with another patient. This video is particularly insightful on Romney's character. Call this a faux pas if you like, but he literally turns his back on the person.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY6UTnS6Z-A

Ron Paul meets the same young man with a much different response.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHS_y94H1Dk

Ron Paul stands alone in suggesting that the federal government should play no role in the debate.

Answer 7

I don't know. But I assume that someone-whose husband is known as a drug user "who sniffs cocaine as a vacuum cleaner" and sits in the bin after having a "good" booze-plans to legalize it.

Answer 8

They all stand as far away from the entire issue as possible.

Answer 9

ron paul is the onyl one who mentioned it:

a fat guy asked him what his stance on the issue was, his reply was "the government isnt here to make your morals for you, it shouldnt tell you what to smoke. How about you, your a little overwheight, how about the government puts you on a diet"

LOL owned

Answer 10

Haven't heard any of them discuss this issue...to them it doesn't take top priority right now, there are bigger issues in the world to control...