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Originally Posted by blankall
Or they could gain even more money, depending on how the system works. For example, I met a dispensary owner in Washington state. He was involved in illegal growing and distribution prior to the legalization. He had all the infrastructure, knowledge, and connections required to hit he market running. He went from making 10s of thousands of dollars to millions overnight. Hardly the punishment for criminals some are suggesting legalization will result in.
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One mas criminal is another mans entrepreneur
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Originally Posted by Azure
Were there ever any studies done on the financial impact legalizing marijuana in Canada would have? I know a lot were done regarding the US, and the savings were in the billions.
Its so strange. People have no problem paying billions to the drug industry for some pretty dangerous pain killers, but they have serious issues with legalizing a bloody plant. The medical benefits of being able to use marijuana for pain management are crazy compared to using other pain killers like Tylenol 3. I love throwing that into people's faces. Their perception of what is and isn't morally 'right' is downright crazy.
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Tylenol would probably never make it through the regulatory process today - it's terrible. That said, I can operate a vehicle on T3's without my driving being 'impaired'.