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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
I don't think they think it will make 'society better'... But if society has deemed smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol as acceptable and legal, then there seems no reason to not allow the same for marijuana, especially since its already so widespread and available.
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Well, heroin and cocaine are widespread and available. Do we make those legal too? Heck, everything is widespread and available these days.
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What would be an example of these new issues?
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A lot of the stuff we already talked:
- Violence from widespread ganja use.
- The beauracracy of regulation.
- And as a parent, it's a lot easier to guide a child away from drugs if you tell them it's illegal.
We've got enough tax money being spent on smokers, on drunk driving, on drunks fighting, etc. Now we're going to need even more money than what's being spent now on ganja use. Yay.
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I doubt the small BC weed growers are in favour of legalization at all, it would destroy their niche market. You're right, big corporations would come in and take all the business, they might even grow better weed for cheaper cost. If they can't, then the small growers will remain viable businesses. I don't really care one way or the other, but at least then the government will be taking their cut (whether or not we think more taxes = good or bad) from the billions in sales already being made. I don't think it really matters whether large corporations or small landowners grow it and sell it... maybe both will.
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I did watch a program where a bunch of weed growers held a rally wanting it legalized. The only thing I saw were a bunch of dollar signs in their eyes. These aren't the sharpest tools in the shed.