It will never be fully legalized and accepted BECAUSE of the fact that it would then cross over into becoming a much more widely accepted treatment for a shocking number of conditions.

If beer could also be used in place of x number of man made drugs, it too would be illegal. There is actually a movement in place to make sure people DO NOT become more educated on how many things would be improved in our world (far beyond just medical issues; we're talking worldwide change) if marijuana was fully accepted and utilized. Trust me when I say it will never be allowed to happen.

Then again... if the world would embrace and utilize honey (yes, normal honey from bees) that too could change much of the medical scam industry and beyond. Honey isn't even illegal! (or is it?) Almost ALL honey is filtered and has its beneficial components stripped from it so the greater population cannot benefit from its natural state, and it's pretty much illegal to claim real honey (or any real food) can actually prevent or cure ANYthing at all. Even if you go buy a bottle of honey that says right on the label "100% pure!" it's still stripped of any and all naturally beneficial components. They remove the natural "medicines" so to speak, but then call the remaining goo 100% pure honey. It's sad, but honey is just one example out of hundreds... I could go on and on. My point with bringing up honey is that marijuana would also be put through filters (be it physical, legal, etc) that would continue to STOP it from being used for all the potential good it could be used for.

Anyway as far as the marijuana debate goes... It's not the dangers or concern for those who use marijuana that's keeping it illegal in most places, it's the positive influence it would have as it spreads into more areas. It's the fact that it would put a tiny dent in Big Pharma's bank account... and dents in other industries that are based on profit and nothing more... and we can't allow THAT now can we? We can't let marijuana put the pharmaceutical companies out of business like raw honey is threatening to do! They need every penny they can get, and if a human being is ingesting something that can make them well, they BETTER have gotten it from a fucking drug company and paid out the ass for it! (give me a break)

THIS is why marijuana is a problem. It has nothing to do with all the other bullshit they throw in our faces and use as misdirection. The reason is money and control. Marijuana/hemp acceptance and utilization would be far too much of a threat to the almighty scam.