How long will it take till pot is legalized?

Question

I just want some logical answer.

Not answers like:"Never" or "It should not be legalized".

Answer 1

it wont be much longer,the goverment knows the value of this product and know of its effects,they know its as harmless as milk but origianally made it illegal to get mexican immagrants to go back home to mexico and now the goverment and law enforcement is coming down on the control substance and designer variants nbecause they beleive drugs are the root to all crimes in a way...which i agree with to a extent but if illegal drugs are root of crime then legalize drugs and crime rate would fall.right.....at least that is what goverment statistics say

Answer 2

In the US? Probably 10-20 years. It is legal in some states for limited use but not on the federal level. It would take a much more liberal Federal Congress to change the Drug Category system. Of course, if Congress realized the economic potential of it, it may only take 8 years. Hard to say.

The only thing citizens can do is lobby their Senators/Representatives, as futile as it may seem. I live in California, and I know voters would straight out legalize it under the right scheme but the federal level is harder.

Answer 3

The reason it wont be legal is because it grows in such diverse environments the government cannot control production and if they cant do that they cant tax it like tobacco. Dupont actualy made it ilegal because they invented nylon and the hemp fiber wa pretty much the only thing that could compete with nylon when making rope at the time. Penalties for possesion were mild before repulican Ronald Regan took office and the "Just say no" campaign hit. Yep republicans did that too.

Answer 4

The system makes vast sums of money from each person they arrest and incarcerate. Counties are paid by the state according to the head count in their lockups. Lawyers make their fees from such people. Judges, cops and jailers have jobs because of such people, not to mention the ancillary service people like cooks, processors, and people who work in logistical supply. They have too much to lose to make pot legal.

In case you haven't noticed, everything on this planet revolves around money. Wishful thinking won't change that. Anybody who tells you differently is blowing smoke up your rectum.

Answer 5

I do not think it should be legal to buy like you would buy a pack of cigarettes. In California, it is legal if you have a prescription for it. I think it should be legal that way. For cancer and aids patents, if it helps them I think they should have it. I do not think anyone should use it just to get high though.. To use it for medical reasons yes. Exp. for pain.

Answer 6

We're still probably aways off. Prejudice against marijuana runs deep among the older generations. As the younger generations gain more control over the years, I think the laws will loosen up.

Answer 7

I don't think that it will ever be legalized. There are too many people against it.
I think it should be for the sick people that it could help, like the ones with AIDS and arthritis etc., because it would ease their pain.

Answer 8

I always wonder why cigarettes and alcohol, which are far more dangerous, are legal but weed is not. From alcohol, you can mess up your liver, die from alcohol poisoning, or get behind the wheel of a car and take you and someone else out. Cigarettes cause emphysema, lung cancer, throat cancer, birth defects, etc. Weed causes...........??

I still don't get it.

Answer 9

i would say with in the next 5 years. due to the way the country is starting to vote on medical marijuana.

Answer 10

Where? in some parts of the world it is legal....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_of_cannabis