I'm in Texas.   We're probably going to be one of the last states to decriminalize.  But hell, iff all the others do it, we'll probably just have it as a fine only type of thing, then just decrim altogether after literally everybody else does.  

All good, in my experience Texans already vacation in Colorado anyways. Now it should be more for the bid too.

I don't smoke either but it's not right that people go to jail for it. It's not a crime. I don't see how smoking pot is any different to smoking tobacco. People smoke both for the same reasons anyway. 

Are there any actual reasons to be against marijuana?

I most certainly agree. I'm not against it legally, just morally. Having your family torn apart by the Devil's lettuce is punishment enough, jail is not necessary. 

Alcoholism is a huge issue, and it's legal.

Marijuana has a much less detremental effect on health, especially if you use a vaporizer (and inhale steamed MJ). I'm not sure how addicting it can be, but if it's less damaging for your health, and already easy to obtain then why not?

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Marijuana laws are already f***ed up, if people really didn't want the stuff on the street, you wouldn't get a slap on the wrist for carrying an ounce on you....

You know in Canada, you can legally buy Marijuanna seeds? Our laws ban THC, not the plant itself, and seeds are dormant. You can literally go to a store in Canada and buy seeds as a novelty item. If people can buy seeds, is there a real effort to stop Marijuanna transactions?

At least by legalizing it, you have a new tax source, and a cleaner product. Even if seeds were legal, a lot of people would still prefer to go and buy the product for convenience.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/health/gupta-changed-mind-marijuana/index.html

"Over the last year, I have been working on a new documentary called "Weed." The title "Weed" may sound cavalier, but the content is not.

I traveled around the world to interview medical leaders, experts, growers and patients. I spoke candidly to them, asking tough questions. What I found was stunning.

Long before I began this project, I had steadily reviewed the scientific literature on medical marijuana from the United States and thought it was fairly unimpressive. Reading these papers five years ago, it was hard to make a case for medicinal marijuana. I even wrote about this in a TIME magazine article, back in 2009, titled "Why I would Vote No on Pot."

Well, I am here to apologize.

I apologize because I didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis."

much more at the link..

First saw it on Colbert Report.  You should check out the video at this link. Funny shit when he brings up the video about him eating animal penis.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/09/colbert-sanjay-gupta-marijuana-pot_n_3732682.html

I had to bump this since Marijuana goes on sale January 1st to all adults over 21. I have enoying some Kush lately  and i thought I would share this recent 60 minutes episode on the marijuana business in Colorado. it really is way different from most of the country.watch this cool video in the link.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/medical-marijuana-colorado-green-rush/

I'm about to smoke some weed :/ I used to really enjoy it, haven't done it in a while, but bought some a few days ago. I dunno. It's just not doing it for me. When I'm smoking it I'm just feeling groggy and sad. Maybe a bad batch, or maybe I'm growing out of it. Dunno, but hoping this bowl will be a good one.