Home / Quotes / Quote by Barack Obama

Quote by Barack Obama

“The War on Drugs has been an utter failure. We need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws.”

Quote by Barack Obama

Author

Barack Obama, born on August 4, 1961, served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama's presidency was marked by significant achievements, including the Affordable Care Act and the normalization of relations with Cuba. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. more

You May Also Like

“Our youth can not understand why society chooses to criminalize a behavior with so little visible ill effect or adverse social impact... These young people have jumped the fence and found no cliff. And the disrespect for the possession laws fosters a disrespect for laws and the system in general... On top of this is the distinct impression among the youth that some police may use the marihuana laws to arrest people they don't like for other reasons, whether it be their politics, their hair style or their ethnic background.”

“If somebody's gonna smoke a joint in their house and not do anybody else any harm, then perhaps there are other things that our cops should be looking at to engage in and try to clean up some of the other problems that we have in society.”

Ifs Should Trying Country Problem Law House Clean Harm Smoke Appropriate Marijuana Cop Law Enforcement Enforcement Joints

Author:Sarah Palin

“I talked to Snoop Doggy Dog today. Well I'm not sure if you could really call it talked because I could hardly understand what he was saying. But i think he was trying to communicate was that he wanted to work with me in some sort of capacity and something involving marijuana.”

Ifs Thinking Trying Wells Today Wanted Dog Capacity Communicate Not Sure Weed Marijuana Involving Cannabis Hemp Medical Marijuana Smoking Weed

Author:Marilyn Manson

“I think the 'Just say no' mentality is so crazed. I saw a thing in a women's magazine the other day. 'He smokes cannabis, what am I to do? He laughs it off when I try to tell him, he says it's not really harmful...' Of course you're half hoping the advice will be, 'Well, you know it's not that harmful; if you love him, if you talk to him about it, tell him maybe he should keep it in the garden shed or something,' you know, a reasonable point of view. But of course it was, 'No, no, all drugs are bad. Librium's good, Valium's good. But cannabis, ooooh!' I hate that unreasoned attitude.”

“I believe, very strongly, that it is the responsible, adult, recreational, no apologies necessary, 'it just makes my music more fun,' recreational use of marijuana is a civil liberty.”

Believe Use Fun I Believe Liberty Adults Responsible Very Strong Marijuana Apology Civil Liberties

Author:Rick Steves

“A society has to make a choice: tolerate alternative lifestyles or build more prisons.”

Choices Prison Lifestyle Alternatives Marijuana Tolerate

Book:Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door 2016: The Travel Skills Handbook

Source: Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door 2016: The Travel Skills Handbook

“I smoked this joint and then it hit me. I thought, what you gotta do is play your own simply blues.”

Play Weed Marijuana Joints Cannabis Smoke Weed

Author:Iggy Pop

“The more medicated, the more dedicated.”

Weed Dedicated Marijuana

Author:Snoop Dogg

“I have been addicted to it, and it's ultimately related to anxiety coping, and it's a form of self-medication, and I was smoking up to 15 to 20 marijuana cigarettes a day with no tobacco.”

Has Beens Self Form Anxiety Related Smoking Marijuana Cigarette Tobacco Coping Medication

Author:Lady Gaga

“Hollywood is a coke town, but weed is so much better. And Molly, too; those are happy drugs - social drugs. They make you want to be with friends. You're out in the open. You're not in a bathroom.”

Want Social Drug Hollywood Towns Weed Marijuana Bathroom Coke

Author:Miley Cyrus