[CaptainCrunch]

I think that there are lots of questions that need to be answered on this and some snap decision by the government would be foolish in terms of legalizing it

1) Do we treat it like liquor, it can only be sold in the liquor stores and you have to be over the age of 18 to buy it. Its ok to buy seeds (like wine kits) and grow your own, but you can't distribute or sell it without registering and paying taxes on it, and if you give it or sell it to someone under the age of 18 its a humungous fine.

2) How do we treat the impairment of it in terms of operating motor vehicles and how do we check stop test for it. Does a cop waive a twinkie in front of your face and if you go feral your going to jail?

3) how much do we tax it, how much do we charge for it, where does the revenue go?

4) As much as people think that pot is harmless, how do we set the potency levels? I've seen lots of studies that say that its not good for teenagers with developing brains at all, and its not really good for you if your a high consumptor of it in terms of long term mental effects and effects to your lungs.

5) If anyone thinks that the criminals that sell it now are just going to throw up their hands and vanish you're fooling yourself. They'll undercut the government pricing with taxation like they do with illegal cigarettes, or they'll up the potency, or push other drugs more heavily. I don't believe its as easy as just saying we're selling it, violent drug gangs and crimes will go away. They'll find a way to either compete with or change their product to replace the lost revenue.

as much as people tend to think that bam, next Tuesday I'll be able to go and buy some legal pot in a fancy package, I think that this debate stretches way out past the next election.