Barack Obama and Ron Paul comment on cannabis

From my inbox (h/t Ella):

Cannabis law should look like the brew pub and wine tasting laws. US Government Patent #6630507.











And, from the President's home town, Mary Schmich writes in the Chicago Tribune via Cannabis News:

But it’s time to put marijuana into perspective. Decades of prohibition haven’t reduced its use. More people than ever smoke it, some for pure pleasure, some as a cure for pain. For some, it turns into addiction. But those who grow addicted — like people addicted to cigarettes, Percocet or pinot gris — have a health problem. Treating them as criminals doesn’t solve their problem or society’s.