https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/14/taking-back-the-joint-the-gop-should-stand-with-marijuana-law-reformers/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:18:26 -0400<![CDATA[This is especially important because the Obama administration could have given Republicans the perfect opportunity to signal an ideological re-emphasis. The White House is surprisingly uncool when it comes to toking up: A Reuters piece that Charles C. W. Cooke noted on the Corner last week reports that the victories are largely symbolic. Ken Sabet, former assistant to Obama’s drug czar, said that state leaders “are facing an uphill battle with implementing this, in the face of . . . presidential opposition and in the face of federal enforcement opposition.” In other words, the Obama administration cares more about maintaining the concentration of federal power than preventing thousands of bored college students from getting arrested for doing exactly what the president did when he was a bored college student.]]>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:05:21 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/14/taking-back-the-joint-the-gop-should-stand-with-marijuana-law-reformers-n97477