Hopefully our country starts to see some real change. From Digg:
The famously funny lawmaker reined himself in, presenting "The Marijuana Control, regulation and education act (AB 390)" as a simple matter of fiscal common sense. Betty Yee, the chairwoman of the Board of Equalization, called Ammiano’s proposal "a responsible measure on how to work out the regulatory framework of the legalization of marijuana."
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/02/get_up_stand_up_ammiano_introd.php