Maybe you are just being paranoid, but rightly so..

Once again, Res, you're totally right.. I see it happening to - alot of people see it happening.. But, what can we do? Worrying and becoming depressed over it won't help - people will just shrug it off as dillusional paranoia..

When people ask me 'What will it take for weed to be legalized?' I don't always know what to say, so I usually say the same thing - The only way it's gonna change, is a change in the consciousness of society.. And the only way that will happen is to educate people, whenever you get the chance..

If someone thinks weed is bad, tell them otherwise..

If someone thinks stoners can't 'function' (whatever that may mean) properly in society, then show them that theyre wrong..

If people think that its ok to drink vast amounts of alcohol but not ok to have a joint, then show them that theyre wrong..

Then, maybe they'll do the same.. One day, society will realise that the government has been lying to them, decieving them, and society wont take it anymore

I know I went off on a tandem (lol), but I believe the only way to do anything about the direction society is headed is to educate people about it.. Make people realise what the governemt are doing, how ridiculous the laws are becoming, that kinda thing.. because, i've found that most people don't even think about that kind of thing.. They, like the majority of people all over the world, just accept what the governemt tells them and orders them to do as 'the norm' without properly questioning it, so we need to make people think about it, make people question it., make people protest against things that they feel as wrong and not just accept it as a 'well, what are we supposed to do about it' situation

Thats the only way democracy should work, and the only way we can save ourselves