New Hampshire passes legislation to become the 17th legal mmj state

than ever, maybe after a few more setbacks, we'll be successful.

And that trend has shown increasing support for full legalization since the 1990s.

There has been NO BACKLASH among those polled to indicate this issue is doing anything but trending toward legalization for nearly 20 years.

it will most likely happen. This is long overdue.

Repug statehouse passe MMJ bill Dem gov. said he;ll veto.

I mean I was hoping we would at least get a public 'option' out a dem controlled legislature not to mention executive

just because someone has a "D" beside his or her name is no indication that that person favors better laws regarding mmj.

Democrats are lucky because most people who support legalization are not one issue voters.

Maybe we need a version of "wets" vs. "drys" to move the party forward, like we saw during the alcohol prohibition era.

Wonder what it should be called?

Verdants vs Arids?

People vs Corporates?

I wonder how many voters in the U.S. live in states that now have legalized mmj? I did a rough count at one time. By region, New Hampshire fits right in with the overwhelming majority of voters for legalized mmj as of last year - this is a comparison poll by region.

K&R

They all seem to be approaching regulation far more strictly, as well.

We are investing in vending machines.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1103930

maybe cups of veggies/dip and smoothies and yeah, I'm there... okay, well, not. best of luck!

Do you know what Lynch's objections are? I have read a bit about the NH issue but now familiar with his objections

http://concord-nh.patch.com/articles/video-lynch-has-real-concerns-about-medical-marijuana-bill?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#video-9450545

He doesn't want mmj to be the slippery slope that allows people to use it for pleasure rather than medicine, because, god forbid that people would, say, drink a beer for something other than the Vit. B.

That's a pretty big step for that area - and that house. Good for them.

Who would think it could be a Democrat standing in the way.

although many Democrats tend to be less reactionary about this issue at this time (and were when Carter was in office as well, but not so with Clinton - he was a triangulating drug warrior who fought against CA's mmj laws in the 90s.)

While 42 members of the WA state legislature, in an historic request, have called for the federal govt to reschedule cannabis

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1170197

The former gov. of New Mexico supports legalization. (He's a Republican/Libertarian.) Both Democratic and Republican governors have been reluctant to implement state laws that violate federal laws.

Nevertheless, there are 15 more states who have pending legislation on mmj. (New Hampshire would make it 16.)

http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002481

Washington D.C. is supposed to begin implementation of mmj laws this spring, on May 4th. It took decades to get the federal legislative branch to fund implementation of the law.

I think the thing that has really caused Americans to become so strongly in favor of legalization of mmj is b/c enough ppl know its value for chemo patients - though they aren't the only ones.

Most Americans can do a simple cost/benefit analysis and see that being able to keep down medication or keep from wasting away (which is why some cancer patients die) is more valuable than keeping some stoner stereotype from his big bud.

So many people have experimented with mj at some point, they know the relative harmlessness of this substance compared to hard drugs that are deemed to have medical value.

The average pattern of use is experimentation as a young adult, a decline in use as that group marries and has children, and then acceptance of cannabis when that group moves into ages when diseases start to become more prevalent - such as cancer, arthritis, MS, etc - cannabis is useful for all these, as well as CP, epilepsy and migraines.

There are some indications cannabis can be synthesized to use as treatment for cancer, not just a secondary medication for side effects. We would all benefit if our govt would reschedule to allow more research on this topic.

So, again, considering the benefits - as well as the experiences of other nations that have instituted regulated markets - if most people would do an honest cost/benefit - cannabis would be legal, imo.

...but I would hope that when a (heavily) republican house passes it with such support, that it would not be a Dem standing in the way.

As baby boomers age I had thought the move towards decriminalization would accelerate. Didn't happen as fast as I thought it would. You make a great point about about the average pattern of use.

I do think that MMJ will help lead the way to decriminalization - at least for reasonable quantities. There is a goldmine of taxes available through legalization/medical use