11.   But they concede that the quest to legalize marijuana as a medicine will most likely be resolved in Congress and the White House rather than in the courts.

12.   Does that mean the new California law legalizing marijuana as medicine is a good idea?

13.   Effectively, it tries to legalize marijuana, putting California in conflict with federal law and endangering health and safety.

14.   Equally significant is the upswing in the number of young people who believe that marijuana should be legalized outright.

15.   Exactly the point made by those who want to legalize marijuana, which clearly is less addictive than tobacco.

16.   Four Republican senators and former national drug policy director William Bennett urged voters Friday not to approve state ballot initiatives that would legalize marijuana for medicinal uses.

17.   Ginsburg, who suffers from glaucoma, said the proposed ordinance would not legalize marijuana.

18.   Gatewood Galbraith, a Lexington attorney and an advocate for legalizing marijuana, is hoping for a Jesse Ventura-style victory.

19.   Hawkers there offer drugs to young and old alike, and it is the scene of annual smoke-ins and rallies by advocates of legalizing marijuana.

20.   He favors legalizing marijuana in Arizona, but his dreams of escaping prosecution for possessing the weed have gone up in smoke, at least for the time being.