Originally Posted by Dr. Smith

It's been available in Canada for several years, and they've been talking about US approval since before that, always falling back on "no credible studies". It may happen, but I'm not going to hold my breath; the list of approved conditions is likely to be extremely restricted.

I see that Pat Robertson recently came out FOR legalization and taxation of marijuana (all kinds - not just medical).
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/us...marijuana.html

That, IMO, may be a significant sign that times are changing.


A week or so ago, I happened to be reviewing The National Review's stand on The War On Drugs (which is NOT new....) and something William F Buckley, Jr. said several years ago really jumped out at me:


Since the 1960s, smoking among American adults has dropped by over half, without prohibition - using education and cultural change only - even with nicotine being as addictive as it is compared with other drugs.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_stat...king/index.htm

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