I am really surprised at the reactions of people to some of the social changes occurring in our world these days: The acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, individuals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glbtq.com, and the decision to accept gay marriage occurred quickly in the minds of many. I do not think it occurred quickly. I think the seeds were planted in the 60's and 70's, when he "Baby Boomers" were young, not the establishment, and exploring counter-culture ways of life. And, now that the "Baby Boomers" who went through those chaotic years of upheaval and were not "the establishment" have become "the establishment," these enlightened ideas are becoming, if not accepted yet, then at least legally protected social mores.
I think the same is happening with marijuana. The people who are in power and authority now, were exposed, as young people, to the open and free ideas of the 60's and 70's that included the free and open use of marijuana. They are probably people like me who may or may not have really engaged in the counter culture but saw no harm in it, and now are able to vote, wield authority and influence in the world of government and corporate America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_U.S._jurisdiction. That, along with the ideas of young people, who also see no harm in marijuana, have made the legalization of marijuana for medicinal use and in a few states, for recreational use, sensible.
So, while many people think we are having some radical social changes in a rapid way, I would say that the seeds were planted in the 1960's and 1970's and now the revolution of social change is being enacted.
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