The fact of it is it's hard for te gov to retract 73 years of law and lie. When chetien went to decrimilize the states threatened to close the border on us.
The benifit of regulation is multi billions of dollars but the down fall is loss of jobs on law enforcement. Dea and Canadian police force target pot because of a high return and easy funding. Also big pharmaceutical also hinders the idea of medical since they cannot patent a natural plant
I've smoked pot for 17 years. I rarely drink and treat pot with respect. Anyone can abuse a substance weather legal or not.
Some people have addictive personalities and do step over a line. We need to know our limitations rather than let the government police us with laws that were made for the wrong reasons.
For those who don't know the real reasons behind reefer madness and prohibition. It all had to do with hemp overtaking the lumber industry and finding a way to deport forign workers (Mexican). During a terrible economic time. Pot was made illegal in 1937. The hieght of the dirty thirties
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