President Obama to Meet with Group that Legalized Cannabis in D.C., Held Public Smoke-Out in Front of White House

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President Obama to Meet with Group that Legalized Cannabis in D.C., Held Public Smoke-Out in Front of White House

white houseIn a surprise move,the White House has extended an invitation to meet with the leadership of the DC Cannabis Campaign (DCMJ), the organization that legalized cannabis in Washington D.C. in 2014 through a citizens initiative.

The meeting, set for Monday, April 25, comes in the wake of DCMJ’s peaceful Reschedule 420 demonstration and smoke-out in front of the White House that featured a 51-foot inflatable joint and drew thousands of activists and supporters calling on President Obama to remove cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug, which puts it alongside drugs such as heroin.

“DCMJ appreciates greatly the invitation by the Obama administration to begin an educated and passionate dialogue into the need to remove cannabis from the list of Schedule One drugs,” says Adam Eidinger, co-founder of DCMJ. “Thanks to Schedule One of the Controlled Substances Act, Americans, especially people of color, are needlessly incarcerated, and critical medical research into the healing properties of cannabis is placed on hold for no good reason.”

Eidinger added, “We have long been hopeful that this President would be the one who would rectify this unnecessary injustice. Now, as his presidency approaches its twilight, we’re again optimistic that President Obama will take action. That’s the message we plan to convey to his aides when we meet.”


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According to Nikolas Schiller, DCMJ’s co-founder and Communications Director; “This is an opportunity for the White House to meet with serious and committed cannabis activists and hear our case for why it’s in President Obama’s best interest to work with the attorney general to fully remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act”.

6 Comments

  • john Panzino
    April 21, 2016

    LEGALIZE THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, GET OUR ECONOMY OUT OF THE TOILET LET NON VIOLENT CANNABIS USERS OUT OF JAIL HENCE SAVING TAX PAYER MONEY!!!! IT CAN AND SHOULD ALREADY BEEN DONE!! MR OBAMA, FREE THE MEDICINE PLANT!!!! THAT WAS PUT ON EARTH BY GODS OWN HAND!!!

    • Karen
      April 23, 2016

      I agree with you completely, John!!!

  • Anonymous
    April 22, 2016

    HEAL OUR SICK, PLANET, ECONOMY!

  • weedboy Q
    April 22, 2016

    nice john Panzino. you taking real sense. keep it up.

  • KeldKrist
    April 23, 2016

    Just the fact that Cannabis reduces the numbers of opioid death with 25 % is sufficient to justify Classification change. The fact that Cannabis also have a positvie effect on more than 20 serious (some Deathly) diseases Justifies it even more. Come on Baggy I know it will be hard for all the Oilproducing Companies Worldwide, Steel and Coal, Wood and not to mention the Medicine Business. But don’t You agree that the Health of the US Citizens are of more importance than some rich Girl or Guys. Love KeldKrist

  • Anonymous
    April 23, 2016

    IT WAS SPREAD MANY YEARS AGO BY FALSE PROPAGANDA….THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY GOOD THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE USE OF THE HEALING PLANT.THE TECHNOLOGY OF TODAY IS FINDING ALL THIS OUT. YOU KNOW THAT OUR OWN GOVERNMENT OWNS 3 PATENTS ON THE HEALING STRAINS. JOBS WILL COME OUT OF LEGALIZING THIS PLANT….AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON…

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