It's been known for many years that it's as harmless as legal drugs like alcohol and cigarettes and yet we still have cops busting people for it and charging them today.

This is from the 1974 World Book Encyclopaedia typed by me word for word (I own a set)

"In 1971 the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health reported that marijuana in the strength and amount taken by most American users does not seem to harm the body."

"In 1972 the National Commission on marijuana and Drug Abuse, a U.S. government advisory group, called for the abolition of laws that forbid possession or use of marijuana in private."

1972 so 36 years later and we learn that fell on deaf ears back then and probably still does today.

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unfortunately no, best we can hope for is decriminalization.

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never say never...

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Well how about not in our lifetimes.

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not even in your kids life time... dream on will never be legal

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Well they said we would probably never see a black president in our lifetime either, and it happened pretty early in my own lifetime. I have heard that Barack Obama is not going to allow the DEA to continue raiding medical marijuana patients. He's president, so he can probably pull some strings you know? I almost believe that his liberal cabinet, as well as all the democrats in congress this election year, will give us the highest hope of cannabis legalization.

He said he doesn't support legalization personally, but I wish our country would take a more liberal approach to the herb. I'm gonna get the fuck out of here one day and go to the UK so I can smoke without much persecution. I live in California and it's pretty much legal for anybody who wants to be legal (we have lax medical marijuana laws here). But in London you can just walk down the street and smoke a joint and a police officer wouldn't say much to you. Same in British Columbia. I wish we could be more like that.

for the time being i dont really care if it is illegal, cause I can still smoke everyday in the privacy of my own home.

cheers,
Ian

Yeah but even in your own home that herb gives John Law the "right" to invade your home.

I want to see a world where marijuana is treated like tobacco.

People aren't persecuted for doing something that brings no real harm to them or anyone else.

Shit like my parents neighbor thinking he has the right to come into their back yard and call the police on me over a joint wouldn't happen in that world.

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well it aint that world.. and it's not gonna happen

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We'll see.

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Yes I believe it will and will happen within the next 10-15 years. I doubt the Federal Govt will so the biggest chance of it happening is city by city, state by state will slowly vote to legalize it until the Federal has to accept it. It is certainly already heading in that direction with Denver being the first city in the US to completely legalize under an ounce and I believe another city has followed. Who would have thought 15 years ago that 13 states would have legal medical marijuana?