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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
I think CB's point is here, which I agree with, is that by legalizing marijuana, who stands to profit.
The ones who are currently producing the product - illegally, with ties to organized crime. You're effectively giving criminals a legitimate business model, depending on how things get implemented.
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Okay? And if they're making legitimate money, you can tax them legitimately and collect revenue. And maybe, just maybe, they realize that violence is bad for business when you're dealing with a product you can get at 7/11. There will always be organized crime, but do you think that many growers wouldnt take the trade-off of paying taxes on their earnings as opposed to constantly worrying about the cops busting them?
This may also be interesting.. Sweden, who has historically had some of the harshest anti-pot laws of any first world country, has just voted to legalize it.
http://ecolocalizer.com/2011/12/19/d...ize-marijuana/
And here's the thing. If its sold as a prescription drug in a first world country, it should at the very least be available as a widespread medical option. You wanna control it like T3 or Vicodin, fine, but at least recognize that it isn't some demon plant.