This, more than any other topic dominated the news in Vancouver. In this province 70% of the people favor the decriminalization of cannabis. Here, though it is a federal matter and the Harper government shows no inclination for changing things any tine soon.

My question is what will Obama do? He has not, as he promised in 08, backed off federal prosecutions of medical cannabis users. Will he go against the states and continue to waste taxpayers money prosecuting a victimless crime?