I'm a child of the 60's so you know where I stand on this.
The big problem and it's always been the same but no one brings it up.
Here it is in a nutshell. This country's economy is oil and drug crime based.
Legalize pot and it takes a huge chunk of the economy. Not as many cases, not as many lawyers, judges, cops, jails, jailers.
That's the main reason this country does not legalize drugs. They continue to throw Billions at the war on drugs and fail but it keeps all these people employeed. Imagine a country with less crime because we don't need a black market for drugs? Well the economy would implode.
It is said they will get 50 million in tax revenue from legal pot but spend 500 million on health costs. I say bull. As for me, my days of drug use are long over but to see people still going to jail for a couple of joints is criminal.
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