According to a Poll conducted by ABC news, 81% of Americans are in favor of legalizing medical marijuana.  More and more people are beginning to see the benefits in medical marijuana.  In 1997 only 67% of those polled were in favor of legalizing medical marijuana. What about us casual pot smokers?  What do Americans think of legalizing or at least decriminalizing marijuana completely?  Unfortunately, popular support isn't high enough for this to be a landslide, but it is... Full Story

California leads the USA in the Legalizing Marijuana front, but Massachusetts, New Hampshire and now Washington State are following her lead.  As more and more states join the Legalize Pot march, it is only a matter of time before someone FINALLY gets it done. Colorado is also a Legalize Marijuana pioneer, with Breckenridge legalizing it at their ski resorts allowing up to an ounce of marijuana on a person, and Denver simply decriminalizing it. "In terms of state legislatures, this is... Full Story

California looks to be America's first state with legalized marijuana.  Unless of course the religious freaks don't interfere as they usually do.  To make the ballot organizers must collect 434,000 signatures.  Organizers claim they have well over that already.   "We'll keep our organizers on the street to keep the momentum going strong, but today we're declaring an overwhelming victory," Lee said. The proposal would legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana... Full Story

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

Breckenridge, Colorado Marijuana Legalization seems to be getting closer every day.  While Denver, Colorado is looking to make money by taxing medical marijuana, Breckenridge, Colorado has just overwhelmingly voted in favor of legalizing marijuana altogether.    Early returns Tuesday night showed the proposal winning with 72 percent of the vote. The measure would allow adults over 21 to have up to 1 ounce of marijuana.Source: www.huffingtonpost.com   I think an ounce of pot is more than... Full Story

  Honestly, I simply don't know what to say other than ... Obviously!!!!  I am an avid pot smoker.  Marijuana has always been a way for me to unwind.  I have never been much of a drinker, even throughout my college life, and have always preferred a joint to a beer ... still do, of course. Not surprisingly, I am not alone.  As time passes it seems more and more professionals are coming out of the closet and admitting to smoking pot.  In the office, I generally... Full Story

Sacramento, California Arnold Schwarzenegger may not be the best politician, but he often has some progressive ideas.  His latest idea to help fight California's budget crisis is to setup a twitter hash, #myidea4ca, that maps to a website, MyIdea4CA.  As people twitter using this hash, MyIdea4CA gets updated. MyIdea4CA also allows a Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down function which further gives politicians a better feel for good vs bad ideas.  Of course, the site isn't extremely secure,... Full Story

Concord, New Hampshire Today, Gov. John Lynch signed off on the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state of New Hampshire.  This makes it the sixth state in the union to allow gay marriage. I wrote about this before when the state legislature passed a bill that was dependent on the Democratic governor’s approval.  He promised to veto it originally if the congress didn’t make some changes, most notably specific language that spelled out the separation of church and state. ... Full Story