"I'd be dead without it", says mom Angel, who is prescribed cannabis by her doctor. For almost fifteen years now, medical use of the drug has been legal in the USA. In the 60s cannabis was something that freaks and hippies smoked to get high. But since then public attitudes have changed radically. Now, it is California's biggest cash-crop. Tom Ammiano of the California Assembly, a one time warrior on the war on drugs, argues that legalising a $16 billion industry "could go a long way" to easing the near-bankrupt state's problems. "The mantra is prohibition is chaos and regulation is control". Though the Canna-business has increasing support, its critics are still vocal. "It's a major cause of dependence...of highway fatalities...It's a serious problem, especially for youth", reminds Dr. Dupont, former head of drug policy and spearhead of the 'just say no' campaign. Yet public opinion is behind the latest proposal. A poll shows that Californians will vote yes to a legal marijuana trade. Not because they want to smoke it, but because they want to tax it.