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.