Weed Wars - 1997 piece from CNN

http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9702/weed.wars/multimedia/index.html

Of historical interest... only 6 years ago (1997), this was the mood and attitude of the USA. Below are links to the video articles found on the CNN - Weed Wars site.

"With more states considering approving the use of marijuana for medical purposes, the gray zones in this debate are becoming increasingly evident - especially since it's still against federal llaw to use, sell or grow marijuana.
  In this section, we look at the background to the controversy, the implications of recent initiatives such as Prop. 200 and 215, the fears they have unleashed, and the promises that they hold. "

Video Links [each Quicktime Movie will open in separate window]

fed.opposes.34sec.mov
peron.22sec.mov
pot.club.25sec.mov
pot.protest.16sec.mov
seg1.34sec.mov
seg2.18sec.mov
seg4.38sec.mov
seg5.25sec.mov
victory.32sec.mov