yes it is legal. i live in cal, all my friends have their cards and have had them for years now.i made my apointment last week dont kno y i waited so long, getting your card is a joke all they want is their money. it is now taxed also. Of course the state wants their cut, as they should. ive been smoke'n for years. i dont smoke every day maybe 2-3 times a week at night, (not the case 2 yrs ago) i do believe it should b legal, but i myself kno many of the sides, it is different for everyone!, and thats really the prob every one reacts very different i kno many ppl that function great on weed, where other get so parinoid its not fun, the true prob is that some ppl dont kno when to stop and many ppl can go down a very slow spiral not even realizing its negative effects. myself, it makes me less motivated to do thing like most ppl, which if u think about it can b very harmful to kids/ young adults. makes me parinoid to an extent, i try not 2 smoke b4 going to any social event of any kind. short term memory loss is huge if u smoke often. And the whole since of time is very scewd if u smoke alot, its like any other substance it can easily b abused. the prob w/ weed is it always starts out fine. yes u smoke but ur not a "stoner" till a couple years down the road many ppl find it all around to b better when high. so ppl go to work high, come home get high and so on. it also has tons of benifits dont get me wrong i will probly never completely stop smoking cuz the truth is if u kno how to use it n a benefical way and timely manner it is great. The thought of having kids n a place where weed is legal? im still not so sure. if u have a head on ur shoulders and can realize its not a drug 4 u ul b fine, its the ppl that respond negativly 2 weed and continue to smoke, cuz either social reasons, (the cool kids do it), or the fact that it kills bordom! which i believe y most ppl smoke, if ur bored and not doin nothin might as well b high( which ensures u wont b do'n nothin). im still up and down on the legal issue, fact is it wont hurt no one cuz it calms everyone down, cant O.D , its all natural, down side 2 many ppl r retarted and iresponsible and would abuse it, like the niegborhood stoner that talks 4 words a minute and still lives w/ mom. should u have the right to abuse it SURE! would u want ur kids a young ppl of america to beable to abuse it? thats the tough 1.