Instead of a War on Poverty they gotta War on Drugs so the Police can Bother Me

Instead of a War on Poverty they gotta War on Drugs so the Police can Bother Me

Great article from the Economist.

"Legalisation might encourage legitimate drug companies to try to improve the stuff that people take. The resources gained from tax and saved on repression would allow governments to guarantee treatment to addicts—a way of making legalisation more politically palatable. The success of developed countries in stopping people smoking tobacco, which is similarly subject to tax and regulation, provides grounds for hope."

Regulation always works better than prohibition. Stop wasting our damn money!


POST SCRIPT: Also found this gem from Time Magazine:

Pot is, after all, California's biggest cash crop, responsible for $14 billion a year in sales, dwarfing the state's second largest agricultural commodity - milk and cream - which brings in $7.3 billion a year, according to the most recent USDA statistics. The state's tax collectors estimate the bill would bring in about $1.3 billion a year in much needed revenue, offsetting some of the billions of dollars in service cuts and spending reductions outlined in the recently approved state budget.