Marijuana was made illegal in the 1920's- 30's. Its an outdated law, but for politicians its almost taboo to support legalization. Hopefully when the next generation makes its way to politics they'll have enough sense to change a obsolete law. Dont forget our government is run by conservatives that are in the pocket of the religious right and pharmecutical companies that would go bust if they couldnt force feed everyone there meds. The common sense approach would obvioulsy be to legalize it, but the same people that are against gay rights, want intelligent design taught in every school, and other neocon bullshit wouldnt have it.