the de facto alliance is between prominent sectors of the business community (energy and pharmaceuticals), social conservatives, innercity and suburban liberals, and the stronger-than-you-think drug enforcement lobby.
Since this defies the right-left paradigm and has at least three sources of serious funding, there is almost zero chance Congress will act. However, the President could appoint the right person to Attorney General along with sympathetic DEA and HHS heads, and they could theoretically reclassify cannibis from Schedule I to Schedule III or lower.
Theoretically yes, but that's just semantecs. The fact is that there are other reasons for such a strong war on drugs, and it has nothing to do with drugs. I would disagree with
stronger-than-you-think drug enforcement lobby", since I know first hand how rediculously powerful the drug enforcement lobby really is.
I don't get involved on politics 99% of the time on these forums. However, this topic was up my alley. I don't normally talk about RL much here. However, I will say I am a HUGE supporter. I've created my own charitable organization online dealing with medical marijuana patients. I'm a lifetime member and supporter of norml. Administrator for one of the largest anti-prohibition websites on the internet. Once I take residence in california I will be switching from part time influence peddler to full-time lobbyist.
If anyone thinks this has anything to do with "getting high" you couldn't be wrong more.
