Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists.

Our leaders are acting like lemmings.

I don't want to wait 20 or 50 years for something to be done about petrochemical pollution.

I was 30 years old and this girl I knew found out I had never gotten high. Nobody had ever told me about marijuana.

I was a normal American nerd.

In fact, marijuana lowers your stress level and lowers your body temperature. It actually seems that people live longer if they use it. If you substitute marijuana for tobacco and alcohol, you'll add 24 years to your life.

When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal.