thanks for the response ... (I dumped my other monicker, as it resembled one of my e-mail addresses, and started a SPAM explosion) ... ... as to our public perceptions, I like the main proponents behind the MPP, Marijuana Policy Project ... these activists look like "Young Republicans", and are busy lobbying Washington D.C. ... haircuts, suits and ties, and hopefully, bagfulls of bribe money ... those are the guys that will get the changes made, not unwashed dreadlocks in the streets ... no offense meant, I was a longhaired hippie when the Earth was young ... :rasta: ... but, the Harvard-educated-looking 'suits' carry much more weight, and will improve the public perception of the American marijuana user, I hope ... currently watching Nevada in this election, a lot could turn on that vote ... :dance: