Legalization of Marijuana

I am beginning to wonder if the movement on legalizing marijuana is taking the wrong direction. As i am typing this, 13 states have already decriminalized marijuana, taking it one step further then those states allowing medicinal marijuana. As of Aug. 11th, the Prop. 19 initiative in California (which would make it legal for adults to posses marijuana) has cost the taxpayers, lobbyists, and special interest groups of the supporters and the opposition combined close to $300,000. I am willing to believe that the medicinal marijuana campaign in California as well as the other 13 States and DC have spent 10 times that amount in each of their campaigns. My argument is, since we have 14 states and D.C. already moving forward to decriminalize marijuana, shouldn't the other states who haven't even allowed the people to vote on medicinal marijuana save their money and just go after legalizing it instead? What would be the point to spend good money to legalize medicinal marijuana just to have to go and spend more money a year later to fully legalize it. Kind of redundant and a waste of money if you ask me.

Furthermore, why even bother to waste money lobbying, voting, or rallying for the legalization of marijuana? We, as stoners are a huge number country wide. We have a voice, we have our rights. It would be a simple task for all the stoners in all the states, cities, and small towns to just get together on the same day, at the same time (like April 20, 2011 at 4:20 p.m.) and turn in to our local authorities a pin joint. What this would do is overcrowd the legal system in about one hour. Imagine seeing a line wrapped around the block of your local police stations, now imagine the paperwork, fingerprinting, housing, manpower, and feeding of the "criminals" around the country that that would entail. Very quickly would the federal government have to step in and make immediate changes in the laws across the country. If we as a whole would rise up, and take action, we could change this ridiculous issue. One pot smoker can't do it alone, but many could accomplish this dream.


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