In a new memoir looking back at his time in office, former President Barack Obama writes that a decision early in his first term to cut deals with congressional Republicans allowed him to ignore some Democrats’ calls for “less orthodox ideas” such as marijuana legalization. “Truthfully,” Obama writes in the new book, “just the act … Continue reading Working With GOP Gave Obama A ‘Handy Excuse’ Not To Legalize Marijuana, He Writes In New Book