Where does America stand on the legalization of marijuana?
How close or how far are we from it being legal?

Belgium and France are looking into it right now and are launching votes with very positive results.

Go to NORML.com and find out!

well i think it differs on who u ask. but in my humble opinion its going good but could be better. stats are passing medical marijuana laws (even states in the bible belt are trying), North Dakota voted to grow hemp with a few more states to follow. Then you have the power of the Internet that people can use to research facts from fiction. Which to me without the Internet it probably wouldn't be where it is today. i say in another 5 yrs maybe less we will be able to at-least have doctors prescribe it. And if were lucky just maybe be able to go in stores and buy it and show its not a gateway drug the gov says it is.

you really think 5 years?

It seems like so many powerful people will fight tooth and nail to keep it illegal, and whatever they are hocking (cotton, alcohol, cigarettes, logging) in full force...

you know, kind of like how the electric car was totally dropped off the face of the earth.

You can grow Hemp in a lot of states. You can not grow the pot we smoke!

MJ will be legalized when a majority of the Congress, the Senate, and the President vote in favor of legalization. Any Federal law can be changed by a majority of Congresspersons (21, Senators (51), and the President (1). What if each interested person spent five minutes making sure his or her Congressperson, Senators, and President vote for the changes he or she wanted? You don’t have to travel or organize a rally or spend much money (just a few bucks for stamps). What it’s going to take is a steady stream of letters to each Congressperson, each Senator, and the President. Here’s how to get them on board:
1) Go to https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml to get the name and address of your Congressperson. This will take less than a minute. Do it now and you’ll have it out of the way.
2) Write the letter. Spend at least two or three minutes on it, check the spelling, and read it out loud to yourself to see if it makes sense. (Do this while your in a sensible frame of mind,). You don’t have to be a great writer; just stick to the point and keep it short, i.e, not more than one page.
3) Find friend to write a letter, too. Keep some writing paper, pens, envelopes and stamps handy so you can write together whenever you have company. This will encourage each other!
4) Repeat the process at least once a week. Make it your personal mission to do two things: Get a letter like this into the hands of your Congressperson, each Senator, and the President, every month (that’s four letters a month), and get some friends to do the same. SERIOUS NOTE from the world of politics: It only takes a dozen letters to create the impression of significant public interest; an elected official getting a dozen letters a week will really feel the public presence.


To see how it works, check out this School house rock video, “I’m just a bill” at YouTube - Schoolhouse Rock- How a Bill Becomes a Law
The Prohibitionists say mj leads to lack of motivation. Is it true, or will a few interested folks take this on and actually get this process moving?

Unfortunately, you are not totally correct, a few states have passed laws or initiatives but the Feds still do not recognize the obvious difference between Hemp and marijuana, as well as the FACT that you would have a bit of a difficult time getting HIGH from a plant that has less than 1% THC, kinda like non-alcoholic beer/wine.

There is currently NO hemp production in the US, hasn't been since the 60's if I remember correctly.

Hope this helps. With enough input from constituents, it might just pass.


Summary of HR 5843

An Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of marijuana by Responsible Adults,” sponsored by U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), would eliminate federal penalties for the possession or not-for-profit transfer of small amounts of marijuana. The bill would remove federal penalties at the federal level only: (1) possession of up to 100 grams of marijuana and (2) the not-for-profit transfer of one ounce (28.3 grams) of marijuana. Additionally, this legislation would provide for a civil penalty of $100 for the public use of marijuana.





Congressman Barney Frank - Representing the 4th District of Massachusetts


H.R.


5842: Medical marijuana Patient Protection Act

Medical marijuana Patient Protection Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.





Visit http://www.
rallycongress.

com/hr5843/1114/ and

https://secure2. convio. net/mpp/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=177& autologin=true&JServSessionIdr009=uvsc834pf4. app13a

to support these bills.

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I hate Barney Frank but I have to admit I support this idea of his...

I think you have a better chance at seeing God ,,, The "Old Money" still control's everything,