Everybody Weigh In

[WannaSmokePot]

How long will it take for pot to be legalized in the US? I hope some day I can smoke a joint with my son and say, "You know, when I was your age...I had to hide this."

[AlwaysBlazed]

You say that now, but you won't want your son smoking when hes young.

[SpaceCaptainDimi]

never

[Captain Jack Sparrow]

I'm handing my kid a joint as soon as he's able to keep the thing up to his mouth by himself!

lol jk, but seriously, I hope to be the first to introduce my son to it. Probably around 18 or so, when I started, after high school.

I'd say within the next 20 years, no later than that. I don't know about full legalization, but I suspect within the next 10 years we'll see it decriminilized worldwide. I think it all starts with the States, since we have such a big influence, like it or not, around the world.

[Bob the Awesome]

I truly think decriminalization is coming. Most likely, it will start in a State, with State laws decriminalizing it since they know, first-hand, the laws are not working. Nevada has a bill like this up right now, I hope it passes.

Once that happens, the Federal and State governments will be at-ends, but with the right conditions (I'm not of either political party but I think the Dems will legalize it faster than the Republicans) it could change on the Federal level.

If this Nevada law passes we could see things happening very soon, if it doesn't I'd think it'd be another 5 years or so until another bill goes up somewhere else.

[S.P.Q.R.]

I truly think decriminalization is coming. Most likely, it will start in a State, with State laws decriminalizing it since they know, first-hand, the laws are not working. Nevada has a bill like this up right now, I hope it passes

Same here. I think that in a few years (quite a few), MJ will be legal (to an extent. Private usage, not in public ect) in Nevada, then Colorado, closely followed by California. But that's being really optimistic

[YoungShisha]

dude honestly, I think it won't happen for a while, it's a big deal, until then, anyone wanna fly to amsterdam with me?

[lagstronaut]

lol jk, but seriously, I hope to be the first to introduce my son to it. Probably around 18 or so, when I started, after high school.


If you want to be the first to introduce it to him, 18 is probably 3, 4, 5 years too late

[intrepidus6]

Yeah, if he is going to smoke, chances are he will start way before 18.

[Cloud997]

To our criminal government, it is only about $, everything else comes after the $, it will more than likely remain illegal for many many years to come, but who cares, I know the legal status of the "drug" is BS, so I smoke anyway!

[hammertime]

i wish there was a poll that could show exactly how many people smoke pot in our country....and then get them all to sign a petition or something. cause i drank 7 beers the other night and i was fucked up......i could smoke 7 joints in a couple hours and be good to do anything

[slpntrx5]

i just can't wait until all the old guys in congress die off and WE get in there. soooo much shit will be legal. everyone go to law school right now and let's all become supreme court justices and presidents and senators and representatives. shit will CHANGE! lol

[kayy]

next week

[cyberwitch]

You can fly to the dam from here for a long weekend, and smoke the weed for as long as you can hold out. Come home to scotland & fail a drugs test at work the next day. But there is feck all they can do to me, as one has broken no laws. You have done nothing illegal in this country or abroad.

Yes I hope that laws are changed soon, Its a victimless crime. Who do you harm by smoking a pipe or J? as long as your not blowing the smoke in a persons face, your harming no one. I cant live within the bounderies of the countries laws as I wasn't consulted when they were being made. As long as I harm no one, I'll feel no guilt.

[hammertime]

ya it blows my mind that people sit in prison cause of marijuana. i dont understand why shit hasnt changed. i really think people buy into the propaganda that the govt puts out on television. its always anti pot and i think pot is the least of our worries. Violent crimes that are commited for drugs is usually coke, meth, xtc, or herion. you just gotta remember that budwiser and jack daniels dont want competition and neither does the paper companys who own the trees. They want no pot in order to keep people drinkin their beer and they dont want anyone using paper that doesnt come from their tree's........it all comes down to money.........and there are enough people elected with campaign money who support the alcohol and timber industries

[moorephened]

It is illegal because not enough people have come forward and demanded otherwise.

"83 million Americans admit to having tried it (Cannabis)"*

Do the math and out of a total population of 299,814,291 thats over 27.6% of us.

The problem is that too many of that 83 million remain silent, they may not be current pot smokers but it is up to those of us that are to make it an issue and for them to stand behind us.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Summary of Findings from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (Rockville, MD: Department of Health and Human Services, 2002), Table H.1, from the web at
http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/NHSDA/2k1NHSDA/vol2/appendixh_1.htm

[moorephened]

Also, I have a feeling that that 83 million number is a bit low.

The key word is admit.