You cannot be a true Nor Cal native without having some strong feelings about medical marijuana. The Bay Area has a strong history of supporting the use of cannibus, mary jane, marijuana, THC, whatever you may call it, medically and socially. From the hippies movement in the 60's to the medical marijuana movement still raging on today, it is apparent how much the politics of marijuana use are intertwined in the collective Bay psyche.
First off, consider how many times state and municipal marijuana initiatives have passed time and time again. Seemingly in contradiction to federal statutes. How many times the rules of enforcement for federal and local law enforcement agencies have shifted due based upon who is in office and the popularity of the issue. This shows itself most readily in spurts of "raids" of business operating legally under state law.
Secondly, consider the sheer mass of collective users. Many of whom have flocked to California to become a part of the movement. People want to use the drug, in large masses.
Consider the reasons why marijuana was outlawed as a dangerous drug in the first place.
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000143#1936
Or, that marijuana consumption is not as harmful to the body as regular tobacco smoking.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/occasional-pot-smoking-harm-lung-function-time-study/story?id=15331989
"Study Finds No Link Between Marijuana Use And Lung Cancer". Science Daily. 2006-05-26
If that is the case, and marijuana is as intoxicating or less intoxicating than alcohol and less harmful to the body than tobacco smoking, does anyone other than me wonder...why is it still not legal???
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