pot is already decriminalized in certain CA cities: West Hollywood, Santa Monica and other towns have rules in their books specifically stating not to pursue small time potheads. you can smoke in public in West Hollywood. the cannabusiness is already booming in CA and it has gone beyond medicinal needs. anyone is L.A. or S.F. can get their hands on a LEGAL prescription from a doctor and find one of hundreds of dispensaries to choose from to get their quality medicine without going to a dealer or a back alley. the system works and it only makes sense to fully legitimize it. let's stop pretending. the majority of medical mar1juana users do not really need mar1juana for medical reasons, and the "medicine" itself is just really good weed grown in upstate California.