the goverment could with out a doubt,like if they sold it as medicine[like with out the card an just as prescription with like other meds]and BAM everyone would try an get on it,the government could tax it like you go to a dispensary[sp]the goverment chages you 5$ tax on top of the price you pay for a bag[or if your insurence company could pay for half of what ever you got an the other half your cost,if they did that bam the govermnets making money an we'd be getting out of debt