Reader: Barack Obama’s a lame duck, so why should he worry about pot-policy backlash

Talk about cross-pollination. On our post about the DEA's response to a Colorado's marijuana-rescheduling request, a conversation broke out about President Barack Obama's pot chat with Barbara Walters. Here's the view of a reader experiencing a case of déjà vu...
By Michael Roberts
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Talk about cross-pollination. On our post about the DEA’s response to a Colorado’s marijuana-rescheduling request, a conversation broke out about President Barack Obama’s pot chat with Barbara Walters.

Here’s the view of a reader experiencing a case of déjà vu.

wm.w.west writes:

Didn’t he say the same thing 4 years ago? So now after 4 years of lies, these next 4 will be different? Really? What difference does it really make to him? He isn’t going to be re-elected, so why does it matter to him? Obama-Cares….lmao if you think so.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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