Obama supports decriminalization but don't start lighting up yet.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/01/19/obama_on_marijuana_we_should_not_be_locking_up_kids_or_individual_users.html

                This article is about how Obama has come out in support of the decriminalization of marijuana. He has said that it is no more dangerous than alcohol, and we all know that alcohol is legal. Although the president has smoked in the past, even fondly getting the nickname “The Interceptor” because he always stole hits of a joint when it was being passed around, he decries his “Choom Gang” days and says that marijuana isn’t good for you, but he points out on main issue and the main reason he wants it to be legalized. The problem with our legal system, when you look at the numbers of arrests and convictions for marijuana related crimes there is a heavily skewed amount on the minority’s side. If marijuana is decriminalized or even legalized it will save the lives and futures of a lot of people. He talks about how Washington and Colorado may run into some trouble and that those states are an experiment for the rest of the nation to watch and see. Hopefully that experiment works out and bigger steps can be taken, but that is something that can only be decided in a couple years.