The issue of the legalization of marijuana generally buzzes in people's ears, present in the media but recently not rising to the forefront. This is especially the case from a national perspective, recently from which the the economy, foreign policy and now health care reform are in the hot seat.
This article, from yesterday's edition of the San Mateo Daily Journal, is a reminder that particularly in California many advocates' focus has not strayed from marijuana's social and economic role for the next decade.
As is often the case with legal weed, though, a ton of emphasis is placed on precautions to make the operation of the "collective" subtle. This is important for those who are mainly concerned about making medical use of the plant possible, as they know that the more grand the operation of collectives like this one is, the more likely a strong push-back will come soon from the other side.
What do you think? Will collectives like the one in SSF survive? Are they directly concerned with medical marijuana?... or do they reflect a more general trend of public opinion toward more individual choice and freedom?
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