Activists have launched a campaign to legalize marijuana in California, but the path could provide difficult. An Oakland-based group filed papers with the state and now has to collect more than 430,000 signatures to get its measure on the November 2010 ballot. The campaign is being spearheaded by legalization activist Richard Lee. It’s one of several efforts to legalize pot in California, including legislation being proposed in Sacramento. According to

Growing up in the ’60′s, marijuana was the preferred recreational drug of my generation. While beer and other alcohol may have been the choice of the fraternity crowd, the cool kids recreational drug of choice was marijuana. Living close to Santa Monica Bay, my wife and I frequently stroll the Venice boardwalk to soak in the flavor of the beach and witness the antics of the wacky local Venetians. For

1. My husband and I are MMJ patients. I can tell you first hand I have seen the benefits of MMJ on myhusband with Lupus. With his ups and downs of Lupus and the last medication for Lupus being perscribed 50 years ago is Plaquenil, it only helps to somewhat control Lupus ( it does not help with the pain). The only alternitive for pain is strong addictive pain pill’s

1. Free The Weed,, Its a simple thought. The Hemp plant can be used for so many things. Fuel being the main use. But we as a people have the responsibility to use with caution. It takes baby steps, so please decriminalize weed first, then make your laws and taxes. Ive been smoking for 20 years and im not alone. There are millions of us everywhere. Free the Weed. thank

Anyone curious about the effects of legalizing marijuana should read Norman H. Clark’s “Deliver us from Evil,” a history of the prohibition of alcohol and narcotics. Alcohol was legalized — in part — in order to deprive organized crime of money. Over time, the war on drugs has had little impact on drug use. By abolishing the war we would not only save billions of dollars in expenses, we could