The $ our government makes w/ it illegal isn't as much as it'd make with it legal. And I'm factoring hemp, and all the possabilities that would add.
However, government can EMPLOY thousands w/o an income, since apparently debt is errelivant to government, and gov can continue to operate indefinitely w/o an income...because they have bigger guns.
But when gov and big pharm/doctors are in each others pockets/beds, big pharm has a LOT to lose from legalized cannabis.
Why would you be on 15 different prescriptions if all you had to do was use some cannabis, and have the side effect of being "hungry" or "blood shot eyes".. So maybe eye drop usage will increase.. But at least eye drops don't have side effects like suicidal thoughts/tendancies, or increased chances of this, or that, or the other..or who knows what else until 10 years later and they find people dying from the prescriptions they used for their acne, and so forth.
With legal cannabis distribution of wealth could change...or has the potential to. Farmers can make a buck once again.
With it illegal, rich stay rich, poor stay poor.
The almighty dollar (or currency in general) has ruined America and most of the world IMO.
The drug testing, the stigmas, the out right hate are all issues of prohibition.
A normal person can't even get a job anymore w/o a pee test, even if they were completely capable of doing so otherwise.
But you can be a chain coffee drinker/smoker, and get shit faced (drink alcohol) every night of the week if you want and get the same job.
Not only does America need legalization, but the world does too. After seeing how other countries/regions are treated in regards to marijuana, its quite simply a sad state. When your civilization/culture/religion etc relies on the cannabis plant (and i mean beyond the smoking of the herb), and because the USA says "cananabis is bad and we'll come and cut all your crops down, we dont care if its industrial or not"... Something is seriously wrong when a government has that power to control not only its own people, but the world in such a way. Let alone it being a government that claims to be the "Freeest" (is that a word?) and "Of the People".
While I can see why it still looks 'wrong' to some, to 'sell-out' and legalize/regulate/tax, its quite honestly a helluva lot better than its current state. But there is absolutely no option of it being completely free in this day n age. Comprimising will be required to move forward.
I think it being about Revenue is what will give legalization its best chance at this point. And I think thats honestly a very sad state to be in.
This is getting too long and I should stop ranting now...
~Legalize Friends, we need to come together as one, or we'll spend another 40 years in this same situation. Somethings gotta change.
