great info there nebraskan. hell of a first post. welcome to the forums.

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It will become legal when smokers (of whatever age) start presenting themselves in a more positive mature light...like the BC3, or Mason Tvert, or Norm Stamper, or Jack Herer, etc. do. If Marijuana is not respected as a spiritual force (I myself believe Marijuana is not a sacrament of God, but that it is God itself) and is misused in a mindless was as a club drug then it is no different than alcohol (minus the wicked hangover).
We have a great responsibility to all of the brethren and sistren who have been and continue to be persecuted, and imprisoned, and also to the breeders, and activists who keep the dream alive. We must work together in a professional way in order to make the plant's use a personal decision by law.
This will never happen if the nonsmoking public are bombarded with sadly true stereotypes of recreational smokers bingeing on booze, junk food, video games, and apathy. This is a special plant and if it is not taken seriously, it should not be taken at all...though, being imperfect as I am, I sometimes fall victim to couchlock and M*A*S*H reruns like anybody else. So I do not exclude myself from my judgement, but there is more to Marijuana than its use as a television enhancement potion. For thousands of years, all great art and spirituality (and also a lot of bad art and spirituality) has been created in league with the green mistress we so discuss here. She will make herself legal when she is ready. (She's still in veg. mode). The days are getting shorter though, I can feel it.

Now that I have thought about it some more...I am really disappointed that the poll is 66% yes and 33% no. At least lie and say yes to make it look good for the Fuzz Hackers. A little optimism goes a long way. The anti pot camp must love seeing these numbers as they monitor us. They send their scout over the hill. He reports back, "Aye, Captain, those stoners don't even believe in themselves." I don't know why the scout is a pirate. He just is.
Throw your hands up...make it legal...get down now...it's your birthday! We have to put on a tough face! My car just got stolen today and I am happy as a clam because at least I have a chicken nugget as stinky as Miss you know-who's attic in my pocket! Much better than having a car and no foliage in my view. This is important. Buck up troops!

EVIL pharm companys will never allow our govt to allow weed to be legalised, because they cant monitor it. Our govt is too much involved with these companys.

Never is a very long time, my friend. Let's not throw in the towel just yet. It is not our duty to wait around for the government to legalize anything. WE HAVE TO TAKE WHAT WE WANT through our spending power.
If nobody will buy what any given corporation is pushing, then they will stop selling what they are selling. Corporations are built to make money and if you do not give them your money, they will die. The pharms can only profit if patients buy the poisons they are pushing. When the people start using Marijuana as medicine on a grander scale, there will be good reason for the corporations to start selling pharmaceutical Marijuana ($$$$$$$), and they will have no problem getting it decriminalized. Then the general public can go to the drugstore for the shitty strains and the rest of us can live it up on the genetics that all of these great botanists are preserving for us around the world.
Growing your own medicine takes money away from the pharms. There is an herbal alternative to every chemical cure manufactured by these profiteers. USE THEM! If you need an aspirin, get some white willow bark instead. Buy herbal books, study, learn, tell as many people as you can: Do whatever you can as an individual to take money out of their pockets. Spread the word. Cut the megacorps to ribbons with your knowledge and your wallet!

Not here in the US

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In Denver, its already legal to have up to one oz. in possession. Hopefully soon, the rest of the nation will follow on.

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This makes me think back 18 years, to '89. I was in Munich for "German Unity Day," when someone asked our tour guide if E and W Germany would ever reunite. Her answer: "perhaps, but not in my lifetime."

Remember that history is like an earthquake fault: no movement for long periods of time, as pressure builds up. Then some triggering event, and WHAM! A violent upheaval of the status quo.

One thing that encourages me is that the (federal) gov't is getting ever more strident about pot use. This typically is a reflexive response to seeing that one's position is getting ever less defensible. Case in point: leading up to the War Between the States, with abolitionist pressure, slavery went from "a necessary evil" to "a positive good."

The WOD is like communism, in a way. It's so noble a cause to True Beleivers that taking an honest look at costs and benefits is not only unnecessary, but an indication of a lack of committment to the cause. That's why no one in the mainstream says, "Gee, 7X the typical incarceration rate, and still drugs are available--perhaps we're on the wrong track?" Eventually, it will simply get SO bad that it'll be impossible to ignore such things, just as with communism.

What us stoners can do is a. keep smokin': open defiance of law ended Prohibition and the 55mph limit, b. get active: having strong beliefs and doing nothing about them is worse than having no beliefs at all.

This really doesn't mean all that much if "State's Rights" conservatives continue to repress the will of the people. IMHO, state governors aren't doing nearly enough to protect their citizens from "all enemies, foreign and domestic," and they ought to take direct action to attempt to protect and secure the freedom and property rights of their citizens from the federal gov't.

I think it'll be legal in canada some time soon

Actually there's a lot of talk about Marijuana here in Canada lately.. Its not THAT LONG before talks turn into actions. Probally with a minor law change, but not completely legal. I dont think by any means growing weed in your home for personal use will become legal, but getting stopped with a few grams in your pocket nowadays just gets you a fine over here. Im hoping it will be legal here within the next 6 years. If not, Im out to Amsterdam..

I still have faith that someone in the govermant has some kind of since and wise up.

Personally i don't know if marijuana should OR would be legalized even tho I wish it was but it would surely have some consequences in todays and the future society. Now as we know it and in the past young children under the ages of 15 were able to get a pack of cigerattes even tho there is an age limit in getting cigerattes. Now smoking cannabis at a very young age is absolutely not healthy for the mental heath. Could you imagine how things could be fucked up for real? Even little kids at a young age are getting high even tho there brains are still in development..

There would be a lot of unhealthy mindsets in many individuals, even having a restriction wouldnt really work either.. just think about cigerattes and the age of some kids and when they first took a puff. Many young kids would be going to school high and not able to learn in school, development of mental problems in some people, there are many factors on why its illegal. Sure the government can tax it but so what? You have to think about the future on how people will be. Don't think about the present time just cause you like to smoke weed and get high. I do however believe it should be decriminalized.

If you smokers really want marijuana to be legal, why doesnt people start of by presenting yourself's in a professional matter and explain why it should be legal? Do you think going on youtube and dressing up in stupid ridiculously ugly looking outfits with a spliff in one hand talking like a junky is going to convince the government to legalize it? Do you think recording yourself with some friends smoking a spliff acting all cool is going to do anything? Obviously no, your giving them a valid reason to keep it illegal. Now Im going to filter out the dumbass potheads out there cause there giving the government a reason to keep it illegal but for those who are educated, smart and mature, those are the ones who should be making video clips on why it should be legal. Don't go in front of a camera and blow smoke in front of it. Be professional and present yourself in a positive matter. Drop the hippies shit... thats not going to cut it.

Think of it this way. If I was the government I would surely keep marijuana legal with a lot of restrictions.

- You can not smoke unless you are of the age of 21 or older

- Keep a record of how many times someone has been in a careless car accident under the influence of marijuana. If the records start to go sky rocketing high ban it for a couple of years.

- Have any child expelled from school with no chances if they are caught being high in class. Fuck the drug testing shit, that will cause them more money.

That's it. And if people were responsible with the use of cannabis then I dont see why it should remain illegal. The only thing I would be really concerned at the variety stores if they sell marijuana. They would really need to check up on ID's.

examples:

Unprofessional and setting a bad message

YouTube - Smoke weed?

YouTube - Smoke Weed Everyday (Part 1)

Professional

Something that I feel is professional BUT the things this person said didnt really make much sense
YouTube - Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized: An Expert's Perspective
YouTube - Dr. Phillip A. Denney on Medical Marijuana Part 3 of 3

I think it will be legalised soon, Wal-Mart sells HEMP lotion, hemp is the root my question, ' who gets the bud?
You can carry it on u in some States thats a start!
They don want anyone makin legal tender$$ they get pd'off if we sell
especially to the children, {I dont sell it to anyone} I grow my own and I dont leave my home when stoned to the bone

One can only" get so high on wd" thats where the kids come in at they want more high, and more high, then turn to harsh drugs

bad drugs out there (( can change ones DNA! def not pot! }

We dont lock our doors cause the potheads r loose~~

recently in this stupid litle town someone ordered 35 lbs through the snail mail, they got busted [someone[ratted on em].

"What brown can do for u was the underground joke"!:rastasmok

Lets all send a spliff to our Congressmen & Senators !!

think good thoughts!

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I believe we do cause some of the idiots making these videos, getting interviewed etc, a lot of them act really dumb. I wish I owned a camcorder, i'd surely record a proper video clip.

And the reason why some stores sells lotion that has hemp in it is because the THC does not enter into the body....

dont they make hemp clothing?
thats legalization if Ive ever seen it

I think its in the process of upwardness but some say us Potheads havent fought" long and hard " [ MORE POT SMOKERS NEED TO COME OUT] for legalization since 1932, they first arrested a farmer for smokin its on the NORMAL weB site

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I think MJ will be legal all over the world someday, like alcohol... I just think I won't be alive to see that (and I'm 22)

I think it will become legal. I believe in that history repeats itself, and just like prohibition (the ban of alcohol) was disbanded in the 20's, weed will become legal sooner or later. The reason I think it is taking so long is that back then senators knew and remembered how good alcohol was and what life was like when it was legal. Marijuana being legalized will be a much longer process because there were no senators around when marijuana actually was legal, but of course things like this take time and I do believe it will be legalized.

Luckily I live in the prime spot of BC so cops dont do shit

cops have way too much power!! In America!!

do other countrys drug test? I bet not! drug testing has innocent potheads by the throat!! Whats worse? no people for jobs ?? They claim to have!!

partnership for a drug free America!! yeah right!! BULLSUGAR!

How many Washington, DC parties with tax payer $$ are they havin now?, I know what they do I!! them fockers [CONGRESS AND SENATORS] are partyin on the stinkin roofs!

legalize weed! + + stay out of our underwear!!

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If you know about the US Constitution (and have read it), and the US's part as a member of the international community, the following is already known to you

Currently, the way the US Constitution is written, marijuana CANNOT be made legal, and the US is bound by the Constitution to KEEP marijuana illegal.

It would take a Constitutional amendment, at the present time, to make marijuana legal.

For the same reason that it is illegal, the US is required to maintain some sort of punishment even if decriminalized.

Manufacture and distribution, CANNOT be decriminalized, under the Constitution, while in the US, possession is able to be decriminalized.

Also,
I'm not going to slam Emery, but what he's doing now is hardly "positive".

I WISH that marijuana was legal, starting yesterday. In the meanwhile, I'm hiding.

I believe that weed will undoubtably be legalized . The question is when. At some point I think that we have to help ourselves by educating those who have been brain washed by the anti-weed propaganda. Our side is millions strong and would be a powerful force that would have to be reckoned with, the immediate problem is that this government is effectively chipping away at our constitution every day with no checks. The rich and the corporations that rape the land, poison the water and stack the deck in their favor and own the politicians ie oil companies, drug companies, pulp industry, etc. would at the least lose buisness and, in my opinion, at best go out of buisness. Weed & hemp is truly the tree of life, everything has a purpose and hemp has countless positives!!!!!