the2real4mafol said:
If US government wants to cut spending, this is the start i think. Not only would tax revenue be collected from marijuana but you would save money in police and prison costs too, as the number of prisoners falls dramatically. Around 750000 prisoners would be freed if it was legalised, a huge reduction in prison population. That's bound to save some money US government don't have |
An argument floated on the political forum here, and also by various folks on the conservative side is, if you legalize drugs, you have to get rid of the welfare system. There has to be very harsh negative consequences, or if you offer welfare, you end up not deterring people from actually doing drugs. Legalize drugs, and let word that drugs killed people get out, so that people get too scared to do it, and the market would work. Well, that is along the lines of reasoning.
