I'm not being negaitve. I'm being real. My posting in this thread was to make it clear that medicinal marijuana is not going to be the loophole that will make it legal. Disappointing? No. Because even if marijuana were made legal via perscription, it would mean nothing to anyone besides patients because we'd all still be using it just to get high like we always have.

Again, not being negative or pessimistic at all. Just pointing out what so many people are missing. Another quote straight from the DEA's website:

Drug legalizers use "medical marijuana" as red herring in effort to advocate broader legalization of drug use.

I am not saying that I agree with the DEA's stance in any way. I'm saying: Like it or not, they are in control. Like it or not, they have made it clear why medicinal marijuana will not be accepted. Like it or not, they are also aware that users will bank to any hope at a broader legalization of the drug.