Who is going to grow all this marijuana that the Government makes legal and tax?
American farmers living in California, just as others are growing grapes, olives, oranges ect., why do you not just look at the bill that is the subject of discussion.
The issue isn’t whether they will focus on “other” drugs like cocaine and heroine, the issue is they will continue to grow Marijuana which will be LEGAL and continue attempting to get people HOOKED on cocaine and heroine which are far more profitable and easy to move than tons of Cannabis.
Marijuana is their biggest cash crop because that is where the huge majority of the demand lies.
Basic economics, if better quality goods are produced here and sold at lower costs, their market vanishes. They cease production and distribution because the incentive is not there.. money. You seriously do not understand that?
There is a LOT of evidence that marijuana merely leads to much stronger drug use. After a while, you just can’t get the thrill from smoking dope and turn to stronger alternatives.
Really?? gateway argument?
Anyone who has used marijuana laughs at the absurdity of this argument every time it is presented.
The notion that the drug trade will somehow go away and enforcement problems will be minimized by legalization are absurd arguments that are not supported by the facts. The notion that many people smoke dope because it helps them to relax or concentrate is equally specious; it is to get a thrill. And once that thrill is worn out, they usually turn to stronger drugs for their “thrills.”
I skydive for thrills. But I suppose you are the expert at knowing why people smoke pot, so I will concede here :roll:
Yes, quite the argument comparing computer software to mind altering drugs; you cannot possibly be serious can you?
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Did you really think that was the comparison I was making or are you purposely being obtuse?
I was comparing a business to a business. Can you really not tell that, or understand how an analogy works? If not then I am certainly wasting my time with you.
Carry on; remember what the debate is about; Marijuana will rescue California's economy. It won't because we heard the same specious arguments about the lottery solving our school budget problems, how cigarette taxes would solve our budget problems etc etc ect; yet we always seem to have a budget problem.
If you honestly believe this argument, there is a bridge in Arizona I would like to sell you.
Noone said it was a miracle panacea, the premise is that it will
helprescue the economy. I had to explain this to someoine earlier in this thread, is it that difficult to understand the word "help"?
Is $1.3 billion more in the coffers instead of 0 going to help the situation?
speculating on future spending and what may or may not happen is a smokescreen you are using to deflect from the issue, itr is a simple question
Now why do you suppose that is? Could it be that our Government officials spend money like addicts do drugs? :roll:
different topic different argument.
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