Pubdate: Wed, 02 May 2012 Source: East Bay Express (CA) Copyright: 2012 Tom Angell Contact: http://posting.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/SubmitLetter/Page Website: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1131 Author: Tom Angell "The Bad US Attorney," Seven Days, 4/11 THE PRESIDENT AND POT How would President Obama acting in support of medical marijuana be "a gift to Republicans in an important election year," as Robert Gammon writes? Polls show that 80 percent of the public supports medical marijuana. Recall that this president handily won his last election after pledging not to interfere with state medical marijuana laws. Tom Angell Media Relations Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D