Yesterday there was a news article discussing the legalization of Marijuana in the State of California as a way to claw themselves out of debt. According to various politicians they have deduced that the state could save over $1 billion in law enforcement expenses and effectively also incur $1 billion annually in tax revenues which would would get California not only back on track financially but headed toward a positive financial status.
So the question of the day is - would you rather see a state (that could be considered in the top 10 economies in the world if it was a country) go into financial disrepair and causing the federal government to further climb into a hole it might not be able to get out of, OR would you rather the State move forward with this plan if in the end it means a self sufficiency of the state causing a severe decrease in dependence on the federal government IE the general taxpayer = you and your money?
Is your view of this so jaded that it is constricted to the simple notion that you have grown up with this idea being illegal, OR can you see the benefits of law enforcement efforts being spent on more serious issues of concern and at the same time cracking down on drug cartels ability to make money on this crop?
Can you handle the notion if it is controlled - even by the state as in the case of alcohol (like in the bible belt)OR is this something you just cannot get past because of prior bias?
Thought provoking for sure isn't it?
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