Here are the relevant links:

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/regulate-cigarettes-and-alcohol-similar-manner-marijuana-they-are-more-dangerous-your-health/YMpD2M6X

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/regulate-tobacco-and-alcohol-manner-similar-marijuana-and-other-currently-illegal-substances/rZpdbT2z

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/respond-marijuana-legalization-petition-argument-doesnt-also-apply-alcohol/bBqPSqpS

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/regulate-alcohol-and-tobacco-same-manner-marijuana/qxT3wXfM

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/regulate-tobacco-and-alcohol-manner-similar-marijuana/0xLz2Wmr

If you are even just a casual smoker or a random visitor to this sub, please offer your support.

Note that the intention is NOT to actually make tobacco/alcohol illegal. We understand that this is not likely to happen and is not the actual goal here. We just need to elicit intelligent discussion around legalization of ALL of these substances!

**EDIT: For those who missed it, last night whitehouse.gov posted this official response to our call for cannabis reform and legalization: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/response/what-we-have-say-about-legalizing-marijuana **

By this I mean if you see an idea you either really agree with or like, UPVOTE IT. This movement is to kill the apathy that has grown among us. This includes when you're here. Especially when you're here at the moment. Upvoting means the most universally accepted and agreed on ideas and plans stand out. Even those of you who are scared to really stand up at the moment, you can lend a hand by clicking those arrows.

Everyone listen, it is vital that we compile a full list of the reasons cannabis should be legalized including economic benefits, medical benefits, crime reduction, social benefits etc the possibilities are endless.

get creative and post reasons YOU want cannabis to be legalized. if possible, back it up with modern, proven statistics/information.

Dont forget to upvote. We rely on the community to make this movement happen, please help here. your voices will all be heard when we get our debate in congress and we list off all the reasons YOU give us.

• also if anyone can think of any CONS (arguments that might be used against us, post them as well and let the rest of the community tear the CONS apart. thats what reddit is best at.)

carry on.

I saw the link posted on r/trees. I am really glad that this is being organized and look forward to the protest.

we're now linked from r/trees. so yeah.

Okay, so I can't post the link to "movement" since it says it's already been posted. The link that was posted received 3 upvotes and 3 downvotes. This negativity needs to be addressed. Or at least lack of positive reinforcement. Especially outside of our page. We need to start scouring for C:LEAR posts around Reddit now to make sure they gain publicity and positive reaction (make sure the people opposed are at least educated). If people see C:LEAR and see no support, that makes us look like a joke of a movement (especially if they don't bother to actually look into it). We all need to do our part.

*tl;dr-Recreated protest on washington to look like an old prohibition protest

Before reading view this - http://www.thirstymates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/wewantbeer.jpg

Essentially what my idea is that someone organizes a protest to look nearly identical to the one in picture above. This would obviously require tons of planning and tons of supporters but i feel that if we could pull this off not only in washington but in other major cities that we could earn a lot of support for the legalization of cannabis.

How i feel this is different from most protests is that it shows people that the current laws restricting marijuana is very similar to prohibition. Obviously more people support alcohol being legal so that if they view marijuana in the same eyes as they do alcohol they would join the cause!

If you have read the long version i first of all thank you for giving me your time, but also would like if you spread my idea around so that this protest could be a reality in the future.