Waka Flaka What?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/22/inside-waka-flocka-flames-misguided-presidential-campaign/

So Waka Flaka Flame, a rapper that I have never heard of, says he's running for president. The rapper says if he's elected, the first thing he's going to do is legalize marijuana. Some people aren't taking this declaration seriously, but other people are and it has generated some discussion across the Internet about politics and whether a man who is obviously uneducated and who perpetuates black stereotypes through his very existence would make a good president. In the end it doesn't matter because Waka Flaka Flame is 28, and you have to be 35 to be president. Oh no...WhAt A sHaMe...

I think it's hilarious that people are actually seriously discussing this guy's claim that he's running for president. Seriously, people? You think some rapper who is probably high 90% of the time has any kind of shot at even getting nominated for the primaries? He won't even get that far, much less far enough to appear on the final ballot as a valid choice. Hillary Clinton didn't even make it there in the last 2 elections. Personally I just this this whole thing is funny, but I would love to see what is campaign ads would look like.

Weed approval is high, and so is half of America

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/14/marijuana-legalization-polls_n_7063768.html

A new survey shows that nationally and in several swing states, Americans are warming up to the idea of marijuana legalization. Nationally 53% of people think weed should be legal with young people between the ages of 18 and 34 being the biggest supporters at 68% approval. People who described themselves as more liberal and left-leaning were more likely to support legalization (big shock, I know.) Only 39% of Republicans supported legalization, but the survey says that's the highest it's ever been since 1969.

I personally don't have an opinion about marijuana legalization because I don't really know what to think about it. I'm not real strongly opposed to it, and that's probably a good thing because it looks like it's going to get legalized if these numbers keep going up. It'll be interesting to see if public opinion influences the politicians in this case.