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Originally Posted by crazy_eoj
I just don't see it being a real monetary issue within a 275 BILLION dollar budget... Cigarette taxes raised about 6 Billion last year and I don't think MJ would be anywhere near that.
Saving on crime and punishment would be difficult to measure, but I don't imagine you would see any cuts to spending with a change in the legal status.
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Well considering 6 out of 275 would be 2.2%, that's not a small amount in federal budget amounts. (And I agree it probably wouldn't hit ciggy taxes either, but using that as a starting point) As well, any savings anywhere would also help. Maybe we wouldn't see a savings as the budget would still get used, but it would improve the system them, by allowing that money to be used elsewhere. I think it's a little simplistic to poo poo the importance it could have overall. Don't forget it could have real benefits in health care too. Mostly on a patient side, but still significant monetary benefits.