Sorry Bob......your logic is sophomoric. If my argument has been that the war on drugs which started with President Nixon and multiple crime bills passed by Congress by a feel good executive order. I believe in decriminalization, but drug abuse is real, and this Ivory tower fuzzy thinking has not had to deal with families who have to deal with loved ones consumed by drug addiction.
There has to be a comprehensive Crime Bill which changes the penalties on a range of drugs, and there has to be resources to deal with drug rehab and realistic regulatory guidelines which balance freedom and liberty against very real dangers impacting young people with fuzzy headed thinking.
I think President Obama has done the correct thing. He will not legislate a partial bill which could actually blow up in his face and every other person who wants comprehensive criminal justice reform. He has called off the dogs where a State legalizes pot, but the issues remain complex and not as simple as your understanding of executive power. No hypocrisy.....just people who actually have knowledge of the system.
As my pain increases, I will make a trip to Colorado and purchase some medical pot edibles which have low impact on buzz but offer pain relief. I just watched a tv series about how cancer patients in Illinois have given up finding two doctors to certify their medical condition.......I have asked two doctor friends who are not treating me and their position and their peers at the local hospital do not have enough scientific proof that pot relieves the pain in a more efficient manner than prescribed and tested drugs. My oncologist at NW basically said No he will not be writing scripts, and I will not be fingerprinted. I think before running the gauntlet we will visit some national parks this fall and get some edibles and try them first. Each out of state resident can get a 1/4 of a ounce. I will get one, and my wife will get one. I will spend about a week trying the same, and have my wife drive back to Illinois which is about the same time as it takes us to drive to Pensacola.
If it relives the growing pain, I will approach Northwestern to find two doctors who will prescribe. If it does no better than my opiates........I will flip a coing, but if it really does nothing I will enjoy the national parks on the way there and back. President Obama has handled this correctly.....patient....cool......and calm understanding that a bigger battle must be won.