Looking at it now I don't think what Obama said was an accident but a perfectly timed comment done on purpose "..all wee weed- up." Most likely as a way to somehow provoke a conversation on what he meant by "all wee weed-up." And so, I'm thinking weed as in marijuana. Why? Well, for one he did go down to Mexico in April to discuss the economic issue that has been vexing Mexico. Second thing I noticed in the news today is that Mexico has just now legalized marijuana (in small amount). And so I quickly went to the Library of Congress on pending bills and searched for anything that has to do with marijuana. Yup, sure enough. Here is it for 2009, it's called "Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009," H.R. 2493, sponsored by, who else, Barney Frank and introduced on June 18, 2009.
6/18/2009--Introduced.Mind you this is for small amount of marijuana possession for personal use only without penalty under Act of Congress. Which means this paves the way for states to pass similar bills so they can start the machination on getting those weeds into anxious and curious users. Not to mention a good way to bring in tax dollars, too. California is one state thinking about it as a way to generate cash for their cash strapped state back in February.
Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 - Prohibits the imposition of any penalty under an Act of Congress for the possession of marijuana for personal use or for the not-for-profit transfer between adults of marijuana for personal use.
Deems the possession of 100 grams or less of marijuana as personal use (one ounce or less for a not-for-profit transfer between adults).
Allows the imposition of a civil penalty under the Controlled Substances Act for the public use of marijuana if such penalty does not exceed $100.
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano will announce legislation on Monday to legalize marijuana and earn perhaps $1 billion annually by taxing it.And it's gaining traction, too.
But this isn't all an accident (note the sarcasm in irony use of the word "accident" and "all wee weed-up") I think this whole thing timed and it wouldn't hurt Obama's image since he smoked pot while in high school as seen in Hawaii Punahou's yearbook photo. Even Mexico's recent legalization of marijuana is for small amount for personal use, too, though quite small by a factor 20 when compared to theHR 2943 bill with the limit at 100 grams or 80 joints worth.
The maximum amount of marijuana for "personal use" under the new law is 5 grams—the equivalent of about four joints.From the looks of things, I don't think Obama's "..all wee weed-up" blurb was not an accident but a perfectly timed one (or rather a subconscious play that bubbled to the surface) to hopefully generate discussions on marijuana use in the United States. It isn't the same as "misunderestimated" but with Obama high on weed-upping most anything nowadays how could it hurt him now with a passage to make marijuana for personal use legal across the United States?
