first off - what about the people wasting it jail? is their time less valuable than some govt blood money? this is clearly not the way to profit from nature's bounty...

it is terrible that all the money that gets spent on weed every day does not benefit the system and in fact some benefits cartels and terrorist organizations.. we just need to stop the flow of that money and add a small tax to commercial sale of pot.. the current california proposal is a $50 tax on each ounce sold.. i think this is a little steep, but as price drops below the current black market prices it will become unreasonable and will be reduced.. that should net the state of california 1.5 billion dollars in the first year..

besides just taxing weed we will get money from all sorts of new enterprises that spring up centered around pot culture..

and what about hemp? how can anyone possibly ever justify ever having hemp prohibited?

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