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Originally Posted by Thunderball
I agree that decriminalization is half-assing the issue.
People still have to go to criminals (unless they intend to decriminalize sales, even then, many pot dealers deal other things) to get their weed, and it remains difficult to regulate and tax. The best time to try for something like this is actually right now. Moderates in both countries, economic downturn, room for a new industry to set up and create a niche, etc.
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I agree, and even though private growers make more money now because of it being illegal, I'm sure all of them would prefer legalization so they wouldn't go to jail for growing.
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Prostitution on the other hand may be mankind's oldest industry, but I highly doubt that will get legalized and regulated any time soon. Not that there aren't some inherent benefits to doing so, there are significant moral issues to make selling sex for money an accepted industry. Its a significant moral leap from stripping to fornicating.
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I just don't get the 'moral' argument, when the harm having it illegal is so massive, drugs, disease, abuse by gangs/pimps, etc.. Places that run legal prostitution are leaps/bounds safer and better for the women who choose to be in such an industry.
Then when there's legal choices out there, you can focus the police effort onto sex trafficking and child prostitution which needs all the resources we can throw at them.