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The White House Responds To We the People Petition

Posted by samzenpus on from the thank-you-for-contacting-citizen-support dept.

First time accepted submitter Nysul writes "The White House, aiming to gather the opinion (or marketing data) of the internet nation, asked for our thoughts by creating the We the People site and now it has responded to some of the more popular petitions, such as marijuana reform and separation of church and state. You probably won't be surprised at the answers."

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  1. Re:I stopped reading the responses after... by artor3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hate to burst your bubble, but marijuana is addictive. Not nearly as much as certain other drugs (including the legal ones: alcohol and nicotine), but it is addictive all the same. In fact, the White House article you're complaining about links to another site that says, "It is estimated that 9 percent of people who use marijuana will become dependent on it. The number goes up to about 1 in 6 in those who start using young (in their teens) and to 25-50 percent among daily users."

    That seems like a completely honest statement of fact. Marijuana is addictive. If you use it sparingly, you probably won't get hooked. But you might.