{"id":124,"date":"2012-04-13T08:45:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T08:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cannitrol.com\/\/pot-groups-see-obama-2012-flip-flop-on-medical-marijuana-chicago-tribune\/"},"modified":"2012-04-13T08:45:07","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T08:45:07","slug":"pot-groups-see-obama-2012-flip-flop-on-medical-marijuana-chicago-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/pot-groups-see-obama-2012-flip-flop-on-medical-marijuana-chicago-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Pot Groups See Obama 2012 Flip-Flop on Medical Marijuana &#8211; Chicago Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/pot-groups-see-obama-2012-flip-flop-on-medical-marijuana-chicago-tribune\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFKFqr--iFXZIg_pEaYehOSWR9M4g&amp;url=http:\/\/whyprohibition.ca\/blogs\/jesse-wentzloff\/pot-groups-see-obamas-2012-flip-flop-medical-marijuana\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/nt1.ggpht.com\/news\/tbn\/9Y0-FQLuf_e2AM\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><br \/><font size=\"-2\">WhyProhibition.ca<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjfNEVfLiM0n99TVNsWkr6FAnlZQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/sns-201204121125usnewsusnwr201204110411whisper1apr12,0,4939297.story\"><b>Pot Groups See Obama 2012 Flip-Flop on Medical <b>Marijuana<\/b><\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Chicago Tribune<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">President Barack Obama touted a progressive attitude on medical <b>marijuana<\/b> on the campaign trail, but since taking office, Obama&#39;s administration has hardened its stance and supporters of the drug are crying foul on the flip-flop.<\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGTWdzrH7yj1FvALc4EUgLIjHwtbg&amp;url=http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/04\/12\/ed-lee-on-medical-marijuana_n_1421442.html\">Ed Lee On Medical <b>Marijuana<\/b>: San Francisco Mayor Finally Breaks His Silence <b>&#8230;<\/b><\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Huffington Post<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgdu6Ggak_ey8AHnD2PTuvRhy1TQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.allvoices.com\/contributed-news\/11924852-could-marijuana-politics-become-a-front-burner-issue-in-campaign-2012\">Could <b>marijuana<\/b> politics become a &#39;front burner&#39; 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