even though its just 12 states they include california, which is fucking huge, so huge that they grow more bud than all of canada.

its only 1/4 of the states but im willing to bet that its more than 1/3 the population.

plus we are talking about decrim? its already decrimmed in my state; new york. in ny its only a 100 dollar disorderly persons offence. they cannot detain you unless you were smoking it in public, and even then the most they can do is keep you for a few hours.

this effectivly makes speeding in excess of 10 miles over the speed limit a worse offence.

in practice unless you are walking around with a pound in your backpack or you REALLY mouth off to the cops they dont even ticket you or take your weed. i know people who got pulled over litterly while in the middle of smoking a blunt and the cops didnt even take their weed. that was in brooklyn though, i guess i should specify that i live in nyc where the cops dont even bother with weed. the high times office is within walking distance of my apartment.

even the most conservative estimates say it will be full blown legal in 25 years. think about it, 25 years ago they would toss you in jail in a heartbeat and possesion was a felony. nowadays even the most conservative states arent going to toss you in jail for a joint, theyll just arrest you and make you pay a huge fine (the real reason its not legal, its like a cash machine for local governments).

if the next presidential term doesnt end the federal interfierence with medical marijuana, then at the very least when more than half of the states get medical marijuana the feds will basicly HAVE to give up, when its obvious that the majority of US citizens want medical bud. it all hinges on lowering it to schedual II, where it becomes perscribable. remember that in california doctors only "recomend" that you use marijuana. if doctors were free to perscribe marijuana then wed have medical marijuana the entire country over instantly.

it all hinges on this election... if barak wins i could definatly see him quietly ending federal interfierence with medical marijuana , that will be like opening the flood gates. states will pass medical measures left and right. and thats if he doesnt reschedual it alltogether, i fear reschedualing wont happen untill more than half the states pass medical measures. pharm companies are going to fight the reschedualing TOOTH AND NAIL.

if mccain wins we are fucked, itll just be more of the same, although he might die and palin is from the only state in the country where weed is sorta legal, regaurdless of medical use. of course shes also a fundamental christian who is dumb as a stump.

i estimate well have medical marijuana in every state in 15 years and full blown legalization in 25.