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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
I'm not sure I get what the problem is. Growing marijiuana is part of drug traffiking no? Harsher penalties may help deter criminal and gang activities. Why would anyone be against this?
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Because passing bills that make punishments stiffer does not have the desired effect. The harder and harder the government pushes on drugs the further under ground it gets. Look no further than the states for a country that spends ridiculous amounts on money to keep drugs out of their country and yet they still have a very huge drug issue down there.
If the government wanted to do something productive for once they would start regulating pot and underselling the dealers. You'd be taking money from drug dealers and gangs and putting it into tax payers pockets.