In January 2009 , President Barack Obama 's transition team organized a poll to clarify some of the top issues the American public wants to have his administration look into .
Two of the top ten ideas were to legalize the use of cannabis .
In January 2009 , President Barack Obama 's transition team organized a poll to clarify some of the top issues the American public wants to have his administration look into , and two of the top ten ideas were to legalize the use of cannabis .