Colorado (ap)-on the battlefield states as President will not just decide whether to in this autumn red or blue, and green-in the weeds or grass.
Whether marijuana legalization, will be President Obama in Colorado in the November election. Presumed republican presidential candidate mitt romney has the same position in the skillet legalized-they oppose it. Neither comfortable talking about it.
However, Mr Obama and Mr Romney found himself in imperceptible in the legalization of trap debate-may have to take more serious, if they in Colorado game is close.
And Colorado political differences, go home a lot of independent voters, Obama and romney won nine electoral votes, money and manpower.
The November election, Colorado legalize marijuana requirements cut Obama in two ways. It can attract young voters, improve the President and the Democrats ticket. It also stressed state buck federal marijuana ban Obama government conflicting signals.
The legalization of activists is a small and passionate group, and there have been signs that some for Obama a run for President in 2008 have been worse, not for young workers obtain employment prospect is a small part.
Obama ran into April in Colorado stirring the pot dispute, when he was in the university of Colorado in boulder speech. He received thunderous ovation, when he walked onto the stage, but he and the university President harmless began, many students of boos. This is because a week ago, finance minister has shut down a lot of close marijuana campus protest.
In and Jimmy method Aaron broadcast on the night of the late night television interviews that, Obama smile of question is about marijuana legalization. , "the President said:" we will not be legalized weeds-or-quickly.
Obama has acknowledged that he used marijuana and cocaine, and he in college, and called on them to use "bad decisions." David marat nice "the Washington post" published this month the Obama biography said, Obama in the high school used pot too much, smoking group of the basketball buddy, called "Choom just."
Romney had never smoked pot or use illegal drugs, a campaign spokesman said he had called for marijuana's "gateway drug." Recently, he stumbled, when he visited in Colorado the northeast oil drilling RIGS, obviously taken aback when Denver TV reporter asked him about marijuana of marijuana debate.
"There is no significance question, you want to talk about?" Romney answered and said, his smile don't hide your troubles.
Activists say, the candidate is wrong to ignore the importance of marijuana may vote in Colorado.
"I am through to marijuana supporters are very positive, enthusiasm, they want to see them the change and they are willing to do it. If I were President, I really hope, enthusiasm," boulder lawyer lenny Frieling chairman, national marijuana law reform of the organization in Colorado chapter.
Frieling is a Democrats to support Obama in 2008, and the donation to his campaign. But this time, Frieling said, he will be his money in Colorado candidate and other local place firmly pro legalized camps. He said he would still vote for Obama-but he gave him no more money.
"Obama is only disturbingly, his switch position, Frieling said."
This is a from 2009 Obama's inspector general said in the letter, the federal law enforcement agencies typically ignore of marijuana users to abide by a country to pot legal reference. However, in 2012 alone, the federal authorities have closed more than 40 Colorado of marijuana pharmacy, even if the pharmacy abide by state and local laws.
Another activist group activities on local marijuana in Colorado ballot question, pearl of the McVaney alex James, said he and like-minded young activists support Obama, but don't too would like to volunteer to help his campaign this year, marijuana initiative focused on their energy, not.
"I am barack Obama legalization, McVaney said."
Colorado history shows, in is a close race, democrat on the ballot in the pot could benefit from.
In 2006, voters overwhelmingly rejected the pot legalization. But, in the same election, Democrats bill, after the election, the republicans in the governor's office rule 8 years, and some Democrats in the state legislature narrow victory at local pot activists dozens of young voters registered.
Washington and other countries might see in the vote marijuana legalization, this autumn, but other countries are not considering the President's battlefield is possible.




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