When are we going to legalize this?

I read a post by Ethan Nadelmann from The New York Times called Reefer Madness. He talks about how many states now are legalizing marijuana for medical use. There are medical dispensaries that supply the mary jane and it is regulated by the state and local law and is taxed. However, is still completely illegal under Federal law. He talks about how the Treasury Department has done everything in their power to close down the marijuana business's that are operating Legally under state law. The Federal Government is doing everything to keep marijuana illegal, even though President Obama defended the use of medical marijuana during his election, and even though 70% of the United States are for it being legal.
Obama hasn't done anything to stop what the Fedral Government is doing even though he said to be for the use of medical marijuana. It seems like he wants it to stay the same.
I think Ethan Nadelmann makes a really good argument here. I mean, he is the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. He's really not giving much of his opinion on the matter, whether he thinks mary jane should ultimately be legal or not. He shows us the facts. He points out that the majority of Americans are for marijuana becoming legal, but that doesn't change much. He tells us how there are business's that are legal under the states rights, those business's are playing are important role in the local economy, creating new and legal jobs, and contributing to the tax bases. However there are still Federal busts that close down these businesses. The big thing that he points out to us, and what I like most is the fact that during Obama's election he showed to favor the use of medical marijuana and it being legal. However, throughout his presidency, his actions have shown otherwise. He needs to step up now and defend what he initially said and protect the state and local rights of having medical marijuana legalized.
I agree with the point he's making in this post. The Federal Government should protect states rights and not abuse there powers and harm individuals. It's the states right to have it legalized and it does a lot of good for the local community to have these business's. Also, 70 percent of Americans are for it becoming legal, and that percentage is growing. Something needs to change.