movements are all fine and dandy, but it takes a serious threat to the power structure to change prohibitions like this.
I was not refering to an actual movement, but just a a lot of small steps that would eventually lead to legalization. I have no doubt that if the majority of the public knew that the herb wasn't so harmful, and we can use hemp for almost anything, (thanks again for that link mastacronic) that the tide would eventually turn.

Look how close we get to it everytime a state has a vote on the subject, the polls get more popular and popluar, i think its just a matter of time before the issue catches fire.
There need not to be any more martyrs in this war liberiamom. To quote one of my fav albums.

We have the facts and we are voteing yes.

Bans, regardless of the object or reason, never last forever.
Skrappie Reviewed by Skrappie on . Legalization What do you think are the main things slowing legalization down? I think it's mainly economical. Certain industries(alcohol industry, tobacco industry, textile industry, oil indudtry, etc.) would suffer if cannabis were legalized(because cannabis is so damn useful!); so they lobby to the government to keep it illegal. Another main factor is that, were the government to legalize cannabis, first they would have to admit that they were wrong in criminalizing it to begin with. And I'm Rating: 5