just in california, but now across the country with regards to medical marijuana? because the pharmaceutical companies want to keep us so wrapped up in taking pills. you know, it s just pushing, pushing against what s natural, what we can do for ourselves, how we can find new ways to stay healthy and this whole mindset that you feel the pain, you go to the gokt doctor a pill, take the pill and that s supposed to make you well. and so i just really think it s about money. sandra may have a svalid point. after all, three-quarters of americans are in favor of medical marijuana. 18 states and washington, d.c., have formally legalized it for medical use. 14 states have decriminalized pot. and most recently, washington and colorado have outright legalized it altogether. so if the country seems to be increasingly in favor of decriminalizing marijuana and legalizing it for medical use, why is the federal government so steadfast in its opposition? well, one reason could be the lobbyists.