The biggest "divide" in approaches is distinguished by those who think it's most effective to work within the political system versus those who don't believe in the effectiveness of the political system and choose to work outside it. But many people do both, and many more support both - it's not as big a "conflict" as you might think from reading the occasional heated forum discussion.
That's not really accurate. As you note, many do both.
The "divide" is between those who think that
only working inside the political system is acceptable, and those who think there are other ways. Those who personally don't believe in using the political system tend to be willing to work alongside those who do. It's only the small, vocal minority who think that there's One True Path, and that is politics, who have any real issue.
The overwhelming majority favor a diverse approach. Certain individuals only do one. Certain individuals only do the other. Certain individuals do both. But, among that majority, all recognize that diversity is the key to victory.
It's a very small, annoyingly-loud group who have split themselves off, insisting that they are the keepers of the only acceptable method. Don't let them worry you; they're mostly just folks who have nothing else in their lives, so they have to manufacture conflict to give their lives meaning. Those of us who are actually living our lives and working for liberty (rather than some personal aggrandizement) mostly just snicker at their nonsense.
If you have goals, are willing to work towards them, and are willing to work alongside others, you won't have a problem with the overwhelming majority of the liberty movement. And it's easy to ignore the childish ones...
What I thought about growing, did I here something about medical mj bills trying to get passed or am I just imagining things?
There have been a number of recent medical marijuana bills. Lynch the Governor has vetoed them, or threatened to veto them, resulting in the legislature just giving up, in each case. Public support is there, though, so it's only a matter of time.
There was also a recent case where someone was arrested and charged with a felony for growing (a fairly substantial quantity of) marijuana, and successfully argued in favor of jury nullification, convincing the jury to refuse conviction on the felony, despite the evidence presented by the State. He ended up getting nailed for possession, serving a couple months and paying a relatively-small fine. The public sentiment is there.
Joe