Quote Originally Posted by Web Smoker
I believe we cannot make pot legal through politics. what we need to do is educate the USA. What we need is the help from the media. Americans watch more TV then any other nation therefore for every ad against marijuana there needs to be 2 in its place promoting marijuana. American needs to know how it cures cancer, cures Asama, and doesnt destroy any brain cells. AMERICAN NEEDS TO BE EDUCATED and then pot will be legal
Exactly. Voting has never brought freedom. The government will only give us as much freedom as it needs to keep us from revolting. Voting didn't oust the British monarchy, voting didn't end slavery, voting didn't end Prohibition, and voting didn't bring civil rights. All those things were accomplished in the streets by regular people putting pressure on the system until it caved to their demands. If weed is ever going to be legalized, it's not going to be by voting the right people into power. Remember, Jimmy Carter wanted to decriminalize it, but voting for him didn't get the job done. We need a concentrated movement centered around educating the public and carrying out civil disobedience. Imagine if all the pot smokers were as vocal as those fighting for civil rights were. Imagine if nobody was afraid to hit the bong in public anymore. It would be legalized in an instant.