As much as i would like to believe this i feel that the people with the power have far to much to loose if it was legalized even for medicinal purposes, due to the fact that people who smoke tend to find that they question the reality in which we are in. And they dont like this...not...one...bit. They dont like the idea that people might wake up one morning and think, "hey why the f**k am i going to work today in order to earn a worthless bit a paper that i can exchange for a worthless metal?" or "why is it that i need to have the latest ipad and the that new car?" people need to free themselves from the mentality that this reality has trapped us in. one way to free your mind is marijuana use. And the government (or the puppeteers that control the "government") dont like this at all.