Congressman Invites Obama on a Marijuana Tour in Colorado

Politicians are giving stoners a run for their money as the most enthusiastic advocates for pot.

In the latest example, a U.S. representative from Colorado invited President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to tour one of his state's now-legal marijuana dispensaries. Rep. Jared Polis extended the invite after both Obama and Reid made recent remarks that cast marijuana in a not-so-negative light.

Polis sent a letter to Obama and Reid on Thursday, thanking the two for their "shifting positions on the regulation and legalization of marijuana." Read more...