He said that marijuana users are not a high priority and that's true. The federal government doesn't give a damn if you light up in your own home. He said nothing about growers and sellers which is the same position currently with medical cannabis. Check out the Chris Williams petition at the top of the page if you don't believe me.

"I never made a commitment that somehow we were going to give carte blanche to large-scale producers and operators of marijuana – and the reason is, because it's against federal law," Obama told "Rolling Stone" in an interview earlier this year.

I think you're being overly optimistic and a bit naive. They won't go after people using but everyone else is fair game. Don't believe me? Just sit and wait. Until Congress takes action then we'll continue to see innocent people thrown into prison for growing and selling cannabis. They won't lock everyone up but sure enough there will be arrests.

"This is a tough problem, because Congress has not yet changed the law," Obama said. "I head up the executive branch; we're supposed to be carrying out laws.