Cannabis was made illegal by a coalition of racists and corporations whose products compete poorly against hemp. Prohibition was also used to disenfranchise blacks who often used illegal stills to raise money. Measures that were effective in keeping Blacks down were embraced by Evangelicals and other White churches, until anti-cannabis attitudes became part of the Christian liturgy, along with the attitudes of anti-Semitism, anti-Women, anti-LBGT, anti-science, etc. Mainly, the term demon-weed was taken seriously by those nit-wits.

You never have to worry about this happening due to a stoner.
Spirit Airlines Flight Delayed Twice After 'Drunk' Passengers Vomit and Flood Restroom
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Not legal in my state, however there are a lot of counties and cities who are only writing citations for less than an ounce.

I've been smoking cannabis for about 50 years. I'm for total legalization. It would be nice to specify sativa when purchasing.

I would guess that nearly all who are against legalization are those who don't use and would probably be pissed off if all of a sudden alcohol were illegal and they couldn't drink their daily two bottles of wine.

It’s weird, for me… Prior to leaving Oregon I voted (for the second time) not to legalize ‘recreational pot.’ And, I’ve confessed that to few..

My desire was to leave it ..quasi legal … with the expectation it continue to be taken seriously. I lost that final vote, and a week after I left the state, it became legal. Reports from my offspring describe it from dorm rooms to concerts … and everywhere in between.. Personally, they’re kinda sick of it.

Having headed back in time myself (to the US East Coast), VA just allowed it’s cultivation for ‘fiber.’ So what’s happening..? Folks have determined which of the ‘legal cultivars’ have the highest THC content, got their permits, and grown a shitload of it! They’re now legally selling buds and ‘pre-rolls.’

It saddens me that humanity needs drugs. As is, it’s a drug. If used carefully ..as if you might get busted and in serious trouble if caught.. it’s apparently ‘worked.’ Open use seems a recipe for death, including the innocent.

I oppose legalization, but support de-criminalization of 'funny green hay'. When you legalize it, you give the State something else to tax. The taxes only drive the prices up, making the stuff only accessable to those who can afford it (mainly, rich people, and 'hipsters'. On the other hand, if you de-criminalize it, one can grow their own, in any quantity they wish, or even travel around the country playing 'Johnny Weed Seed', and sowing every field, and forest clearing! All without gluttonous State taxation!

About 84% are for legalized medical marijuana in the US. Yet most are too frighten even to ask questions like I offered on another post. Due to so many grey areas and still the number one crime in America