Hmm, I have a hard time with this. I don't smoke pot, to each their own. I lost my husband to addiction, alcohol, pot, then crack. He overdosed which left him severely brain damaged, lived 4 years in a nursing home and passed away 2 years ago. He left behind 2 daughters. My step son ended up in the hospital after smoking pot and eating shrooms, he tripped out, had a seizure and tried to bite his tongue off.
I know these are extreme cases, abuse happens. I don't see the benefit of taxes at the risk of lives. The social programs in place do not help and the burden on taxpayers to support addicts is bigger than you think. Same could be said for alcohol I know, I drink but not excessively. I worked with someone who killed a woman drinking and driving, he got 5 years.
This is a touchy subject and Im not at all preaching. Just mixed feelings as there's a huge trade off, just for a few tax dollars. I don't see the positive side of this.
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