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Marijuana activists light up in front of the White House

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 04/04/2016 - 04:26

An activist group held a "smoke-in" in front of the White House on Saturday in an effort to urge President Barack Obama to reschedule marijuana's current classification.

DCMJ, a community group fighting for decriminalization and the rescheduling of marijuana, headed the protest in which about 200 people participated and many smoked or vaped marijuana in front of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue at 4:20 p.m., a number sequence associated with use of the drug.
Protesters built a 51-foot inflatable marijuana joint replica that read, "Obama, reschedule cannabis now."
 
The group, in a statement, called Obama a "hypocrite" after he admitted to smoking pot as a teen.
 
Marijuana is currently designated a Schedule I drug by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Schedule I drugs are defined as "the most dangerous drugs" with no currently accepted medical use and having a high potential for abuse. The group wants it...
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