The government once again ignores the peoples requests and continues with the bullshit excuses for keeping marijuana illegal. What ever happned to "We the people"? At what point did our government forget that the people are supposed to decide what they want on a majority rule, not well the government doesn't like it so thats how it's going down. Somewhere they forgot that the people voted them into office and we are supposed to have a voice about our laws and country and this is what it has come down to again and again. The government once again ignores the peoples requests and continues with the bullshit excuses for keeping marijuana illegal. What ever happned to "We the people"? At what point did our government forget that the people are supposed to decide what they want on a majority rule, not well the government doesn't like it so thats how it's going down. Somewhere they forgot that the people voted them into office and we are supposed to have a voice about our laws and country and this is what it has come down to again and again.

So, the legalize-marijuana crowd finally got a thoughtful answer from the White House — but not one it wanted.

After being ignored or quickly dismissed on multiple occasions, Americans who want to see marijuana legalized found a way to get the White House to take their question seriously. The White House “We the People” project lets anyone submit a petition requesting government action. If the petition gets enough signatures, the White House promises a policy response.

A petition calling for legalization and regulation of marijuana “in a matter similar to alcohol” quickly vaulted into the top position, receiving nearly 75,000 signatures. Four others making similar requests were in the top 10. A total of eight marijuana-related petitions each received more than 5,000 signatures. It turns out that the White House still does not support pot legalization.