Down With Dope

In states where marijuana possession is illegal, state attorney's who are simply implementing laws are being threatened with prosecution of being a major drug trafficker. However, in states allowing possession under prescription, newspapers are being threatened by the Justice Department for running ads for medical marijuana services. This, losing integrity in relation to freedom of speech and the press. Though Obama has been targeted as the reason for the recent "marijuana crackdown", his relationship with it seems almost nonexistent, having only rarely and reluctantly answered questions regarding the frequent raids, and almost never bringing them up himself. Attorney General Eric Holder could himself change the law, without going through Obama, or Congress, changing marijuana from a Schedule I, on the list of dangerous controlled substances, to a Schedule II, which would allow legally for its' medical use. Although the Federal Government continues to ignore this reality, it remains just that. Smoking pot, even in regard to electoral popularity, has been deemed less and less of a disqualification, on things like  just not getting caught but still having done it. To some people, this changes the game from it being illegal, to simply illegal if you're caught.