How much longer do you believe that it will be for the Feds to end marijuana prohibition altogether & give the recreational use of marijuana back to the States: 5 yrs? 10 yrs? Sooner (which I am hoping for, I'm beginning to get a lil impatient)?
Not only will Congress have to repeal anti-marijuana laws that have been w/ us since the Progressive Era 80+ yrs ago, it will also have to amend or eliminate treaties via the necessary 2/3 of the Senate, & I'm not sure how easy that will be.
It IS safe to say that the wind is at our backs & we are not fighting an uphill battle anymore, correct?
My best guess is 2 or 3 more elections, so about 5 yrs. If marijuana has a smashing year at the polls in 2016 like it did in 2014, maybe sooner.
Not only will Congress have to repeal anti-marijuana laws that have been w/ us since the Progressive Era 80+ yrs ago, it will also have to amend or eliminate treaties via the necessary 2/3 of the Senate, & I'm not sure how easy that will be.
Just takes one simple piece of legislation to turn it back to the states, like the CARERS Act would do for medical marijuana. As for the UN, meh. Fedgov has no more authority to sign away the Tenth Amendment by treaty than it does the Second Amendment.
It IS safe to say that the wind is at our backs & we are not fighting an uphill battle anymore, correct?
Correct. Support for legal mj is highly concentrated among young voters, while opposition is highly concentrated among the old. The exit polls for the FL medical marijuana measure last Nov. demonstrate this* =>
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Ages ==> Yes/No
18-29 => 79/21
30-44 => 65/35
45-64 => 60/40
65 + ==> 38/62
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/2014/FL/I1/exitpoll
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*The measure needed 60% but fell just short at 58%,