WHEREAS 18 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing the use of cannabis when recommended by a physician, and Whereas Colorado and Washington in 2012 passed laws legalizing the recreational use of cannabis, and Whereas over 825,000 Americans are caught up in the criminal justice system every year for marijuana law violations, and Whereas the United States spends over $20 billion a year enforcing marijuana prohibition laws, and Whereas thousands of people are murdered every year involving the smuggling of illegal drugs into the United States and marijuana accounts for over half of these illegal drugs, and Whereas polls show overwhelming support for the medicinal use of cannabis and majority support for legalization of marijuana, and Whereas marijuana prohibition laws are racially enforced with a far larger percentage of African-Americans and Hispanics convicted and imprisoned for marijuana prohibition offenses than their white counterparts even though marijuana use in their communities is no more than in white communities, and Whereas college students lose their college grants and scholarships if found to be using marijuana, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Riverside County Democratic Central Committee requests: President Obama to allow the newly enacted marijuana legalization laws in Colorado and Washington to go into effect with no federal interference, and President Obama to end the Department of Justice interference and raids by federal agencies in states with medical marijuana laws, and A comprehensive study be immediately undertaken to produce recommendations for reform of our nation’s marijuana prohibition laws.

charging $1.00 per stock traded on wall street .The wall street people are the one;s that created the the near depression we have been going through, why not charge them for the deficits rather than looking at medicare or social security which neither had anything to do with the deficits we are running and are both solvent for years to come.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has said that "you can get over an addiction, but not a conviction". So many people are punished for life due to a criminal record. Support the forgiveness of a conviction over time.

Between the 1940's and 1960's several boys were killed at this school, buried in unmarked graves, and their families were lied to about it. Here is the link to the story. http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/13/us/florida-graves-mystery/index.html Shouldn't these children have a proper burial? Shouldn't the remaining family members have the truth about what happened to these kids? Is the state of Florida actually going to admit what may have actually happened and open themselves up to lawsuits? We all know that atrocities are committed every day, and we can't always find the truth, no matter how hard we try, but I feel this is important. If you agree, please sign.

Maryland's death penalty makes too many mistakes. It diverts funds from the real needs of victims' families. And it certainly doesn’t do anything to solve or prevent crimes. There have been no death sentences since 2004, and no executions since 2005, but it remains a huge drain on our budget. 2012 was quite a year for progressives in Maryland – passage of the DREAM Act and marriage equality were both great steps forward. Now it’s time to finish the job and repeal the death penalty.

Citizens are required to abide by the law but not in every case is the law intuitive or available to them prior to a lawsuit or criminal conviction. This leaves citizens two choices: hire an attorney and pay the exorbitant fees that they charge or inadequately represent themselves, pro se. The law should not be hidden from the citizens so just as the phone book is distributed yearly the state laws should be distributed to every household along with all revisions to the laws. In these economic times 80% of citizens cannot afford attorney fees and there is disparity in the courts against pro se litigants.

We are concerned about the rise of abusive private armies such as Blackwater, DynCorp, Blackhawk, et al.

News stories about women in the military being raped by other military personnel and not receiving the redress they seek. Not only is this happening in war zones but at military academies and training facilities, as well. This must be addressed!

KEY PROBLEM IN FLORIDA IS STAND YOUR GROUND LAW.

I think most people have been affected either directly or indirectly by the federal prohibition of cannabis. The federal government should repeal prohibition and allow states to determine legality.

Fired/disgraced law enforcement officers who are re-hired by other (usually smaller unknowing municipalities) allowing them to once again prey upon the public via,continued corruption,excessive force,profiling,etc. I worked in law enforcement 30 years and a repository of this kind is needed nationally so Federal,State,and Local law enforcement officials can vett prospective candidates and ensure they don't have a questionable/unlawful past.

The Administration let war criminals walk.they let Wall Street walk.But Marijuana is the biggest threat to Americans it's time to reorder their Priorities to align with the vast majority of Americans