Certainly isn't the fault of the police force that they have to fight the war on drugs.
But just for a minute imagine if Alberta legalized just marijuana. Ignoring the issues with the federal government the potential revenues from taxing it and all the jobs created by the legal growers would be massive. It would compete directly with the illegal growers in BC.
Such a move would be massive.
And if you doubt the impact on the economy, go read of how legalizing marijuana has impacted the Colorado economy. It even impacts areas of the economy that nobody expected. Like container sales to marijuana growers.
One can dream right? :/
EDIT: And we're not even talking about the impact on the public side of things by not having to spend so much time and resources on throwing marijuana users in jail.
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