There was almost something pathetic about the Legalization question which President Obama answered at his Online Town Hall Meeting today. I know that there are a LOT of people out there in cyberspace who were praying that the time might finally have come to take the first tentative step onto the road to legalization, but today wasn't destined to be that day. Obama has way too much on his plate that he needs to get done to risk jeopardizing it all for the right to possess weed.
All that said, I have to say that I can't remember the last time I spoke to ANYONE about this topic who thought it was a bad idea to put SOME sort of legalization into place. Perhaps the problems in Mexico with the drug cartels becoming more and more powerful (and threatening to the border states), some of our lawmakers might begin to start thinking outside of the box and at least trying some limited form of legalization down the road. Maybe in Obama's second term?
The additional tax revenue would REALLY be a godsend!!!