As CSN&Y sang, "It's Been A Long Time Comin" - but, it may be possible that the tide is finally turning about marijuana. Once the choice of only hippies and hipsters - the federal policy towards the flowering plant is finding a new hurdle to climb. Indeed, no longer is the herb finding it's main support in the occasional 420 rally attended by youth screaming at the elders for legalization - nowadays - it's the `medicine' for potentially millions no longer on the college campus.
In fact, if you look at the google trend graph above http://www.google.com/trends?q=marijuana+legalization%2C+marijuana+prohibition&ctab=0&geo=us&geor=all&date=all&sort=0 you can see the the word `prohibition' attached to `marijuana' is actually a new phenomena. Amazingly.
And, in just the last few months, these articles, one a link to a comparison between the automaker GM and marijuana prohibition http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2485694.htm and the other http://www.emailwire.com/release/24957-CSI-President-Dr-Robert-Melamede-Testified-Yesterday-at-Denver-Hearing-Which-Stopped-Attempt-to-Restrict-Patients-Access-to-Medical-Marijuana-Cannabis-Science-Plans-for-End-of-Marijuana-Prohibition.html - about public discourse about the citizens passing medical marijuana laws and that `restrictions' on those laws amount to limitations of the benefits to users - has re-set the debate.
Indeed, those who have long held out hope of a change in the laws to legalize the product for everyone - may finally be getting the boost they need as more and more people, who are NOT users of marijuana, or, who were once users of marijuana, are beginning to view the governments actions as a Prohibition - instead of legal actions.
Legalization only comes when it is acknowledged by the population that a prohibition exists.
And, as more and more states pass Medical Marijuana - those that are PROHIBITED in other states from having that medicine - are indeed, beginning to see the issue in a new way. Indeed, PROHIBITION has COSTS. Not benefits. And, finally, after all these years - the term `Prohibition' is finally entering the lexicon of the debate - and is now, finally, associated with pot.
Other links for today:
Jon Stewart slams media for missing ACORN story: 'Where the hell were you!?' - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Jon-Stewart-slams-the-media-for-missing-ACORN-story-Where-the-hell-were-you-59469292.html Includes the video too.
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5450 Marijuana and Driving: A Review of the Scientific Evidence - Here's a resource alert for you hipsters.
http://www.popsci.com/node/38347/?cmpid=PSCenews091709 Scientists Find The Gene That Produces THC - Beautiful picture too.
California must go bankrupt - http://www.marketwatch.com/story/california-must-go-bankrupt-2009-09-18?siteid=yahoomy - Read the reasons WHY California needs to give the battle up. Bloated government - finally being called what it is.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2009/sep/17/former_mexican_president_propose - Former Mexican President Proposes Legalizing Drugs in Mexico AND the U.S. - And, the worthless media again underplays the remarks.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/209830 Losing Afghanistan’s Drug War - UN Drug czar says.
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