The Washington Post has a great article on the rising support for Marijuana across the USA.  I just hope this comes sooner rather than later (full story copied below).   Support for legalizing marijuana grows rapidly around U.S. Approval for medical use expands alongside criticism of prohibition By Karl Vick Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 23, 2009   The same day they rejected a gay marriage ballot measure, residents of Maine voted overwhelmingly to... Full Story

For a change, the American Medical Association is doing something right.   The American Medical Assn. on Tuesday urged the federal government to reconsider its classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use, a significant shift that puts the prestigious group behind calls for more research. The nation's largest physicians organization, with about 250,000 member doctors, the AMA has maintained since 1997 that marijuana should remain a Schedule I... Full Story