Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  Vanda writes:
Despite the illegality of it, marijuana is the #1 cash crop in
the country. It has myriad uses beyond smoking. It can be used
to make paper, fabric, fuel, etc.  And despite our fighting
drugs tooth and nail, at GREAT expense, with OUR tax dollars,
drug use has not decreased AT ALL since the "war on drugs"
began. How long will the American people sit by and allow their
money to be wasted on a battle that has made zero progress, has
filled our jails with nonviolent "offenders", and has resulted
in countless deaths?  If they were legalized, usage may increase
slightly...but just think of the potential tax revenues!
Taxation of drugs could fund education, health care and rehab
programs. Law enforcement resources could be put to use fighting
VIOLENT crime. Our prison system would not be as overtaxed and
violent criminals would have space to serve their entire
sentences instead of having to be released early due to
overcrowding.  There are far more harmful (