Do you think weed will ever be legal?

[jaGerbom]

great info there nebraskan. hell of a first post. welcome to the forums.

[Tea Party]

It will become legal when smokers (of whatever age) start presenting themselves in a more positive mature light...like the BC3, or Mason Tvert, or Norm Stamper, or Jack Herer, etc. do. If Marijuana is not respected as a spiritual force (I myself believe Marijuana is not a sacrament of God, but that it is God itself) and is misused in a mindless was as a club drug then it is no different than alcohol (minus the wicked hangover).
We have a great responsibility to all of the brethren and sistren who have been and continue to be persecuted, and imprisoned, and also to the breeders, and activists who keep the dream alive. We must work together in a professional way in order to make the plant's use a personal decision by law.
This will never happen if the nonsmoking public are bombarded with sadly true stereotypes of recreational smokers bingeing on booze, junk food, video games, and apathy. This is a special plant and if it is not taken seriously, it should not be taken at all...though, being imperfect as I am, I sometimes fall victim to couchlock and M*A*S*H reruns like anybody else.:hippy: So I do not exclude myself from my judgement, but there is more to Marijuana than its use as a television enhancement potion. For thousands of years, all great art and spirituality (and also a lot of bad art and spirituality) has been created in league with the green mistress we so discuss here. She will make herself legal when she is ready. (She's still in veg. mode). The days are getting shorter though, I can feel it.:dance:

[Tea Party]

Now that I have thought about it some more...I am really disappointed that the poll is 66% yes and 33% no. At least lie and say yes to make it look good for the Fuzz Hackers. A little optimism goes a long way. The anti pot camp must love seeing these numbers as they monitor us. They send their scout over the hill. He reports back, "Aye, Captain, those stoners don't even believe in themselves." I don't know why the scout is a pirate. He just is.
Throw your hands up...make it legal:clap:...get down now...:dance:it's your birthday! We have to put on a tough face! My car just got stolen today and I am happy as a clam because at least I have a chicken nugget as stinky as Miss you know-who's attic in my pocket! Much better than having a car and no foliage in my view. This is important. Buck up troops!

[jimmy!]

EVIL pharm companys will never allow our govt to allow weed to be legalised, because they cant monitor it. Our govt is too much involved with these companys.

[Tea Party]

EVIL pharm companys will never allow our govt to allow weed to be legalised, because they cant monitor it. Our govt is too much involved with these companys.

Never is a very long time, my friend. Let's not throw in the towel just yet. It is not our duty to wait around for the government to legalize anything. WE HAVE TO TAKE WHAT WE WANT through our spending power.
If nobody will buy what any given corporation is pushing, then they will stop selling what they are selling. Corporations are built to make money and if you do not give them your money, they will die. The pharms can only profit if patients buy the poisons they are pushing. When the people start using Marijuana as medicine on a grander scale, there will be good reason for the corporations to start selling pharmaceutical Marijuana ($$$$$$$), and they will have no problem getting it decriminalized. Then the general public can go to the drugstore for the shitty strains and the rest of us can live it up on the genetics that all of these great botanists are preserving for us around the world.
Growing your own medicine takes money away from the pharms. There is an herbal alternative to every chemical cure manufactured by these profiteers. USE THEM! If you need an aspirin, get some white willow bark instead. Buy herbal books, study, learn, tell as many people as you can: Do whatever you can as an individual to take money out of their pockets. Spread the word. Cut the megacorps to ribbons with your knowledge and your wallet!

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[Ghost**]

Not here in the US

[Coolstoner]

In Denver, its already legal to have up to one oz. in possession. Hopefully soon, the rest of the nation will follow on.

[bcubed]

This makes me think back 18 years, to '89. I was in Munich for "German Unity Day," when someone asked our tour guide if E and W Germany would ever reunite. Her answer: "perhaps, but not in my lifetime."

Remember that history is like an earthquake fault: no movement for long periods of time, as pressure builds up. Then some triggering event, and WHAM! A violent upheaval of the status quo.

One thing that encourages me is that the (federal) gov't is getting ever more strident about pot use. This typically is a reflexive response to seeing that one's position is getting ever less defensible. Case in point: leading up to the War Between the States, with abolitionist pressure, slavery went from "a necessary evil" to "a positive good."

The WOD is like communism, in a way. It's so noble a cause to True Beleivers that taking an honest look at costs and benefits is not only unnecessary, but an indication of a lack of committment to the cause. That's why no one in the mainstream says, "Gee, 7X the typical incarceration rate, and still drugs are available--perhaps we're on the wrong track?" Eventually, it will simply get SO bad that it'll be impossible to ignore such things, just as with communism.

What us stoners can do is a. keep smokin': open defiance of law ended Prohibition and the 55mph limit, b. get active: having strong beliefs and doing nothing about them is worse than having no beliefs at all.

Also in 2006 Nevada voted on question 7. If passed this would have legalized marijuana use for any one 21 or older. Also it would have allowed cultivation, distribution, and sale of marijuana. The measure failed 44% to 56%. MPP plans to push a similar initiative thru in 2010 or 2012. I think it is extremely likely that it will pass.

This really doesn't mean all that much if "State's Rights" conservatives continue to repress the will of the people. IMHO, state governors aren't doing nearly enough to protect their citizens from "all enemies, foreign and domestic," and they ought to take direct action to attempt to protect and secure the freedom and property rights of their citizens from the federal gov't.

[TheJuggla]

I think it'll be legal in canada some time soon

[thisisthepart]

Actually there's a lot of talk about Marijuana here in Canada lately.. Its not THAT LONG before talks turn into actions. Probally with a minor law change, but not completely legal. I dont think by any means growing weed in your home for personal use will become legal, but getting stopped with a few grams in your pocket nowadays just gets you a fine over here. Im hoping it will be legal here within the next 6 years. If not, Im out to Amsterdam..