The problem is you have all these law enforcement thugs that have been spoonfed the evils of MJ for decades. For them it was fine, justifiable and surely fun to chase, beat and arrest kids for harming no one with their joint.
Now they're essentially trying to process the FACT that this was all Bullshit. They were fed bullshit. Many are short-circuiting and freaking out.
VOTE THE MOTHERFUCKERS OUT