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Originally Posted by roachboy
aside: it's interesting that the op is framed as making a linkage collapse of newspapers-->reconsidering pot legislation. i thought it was going to head in an entirely different direction--like print is disappearing, no need for sustained attention, so why not?
i think the origin of pot laws comes more from some puritanical pathology, the idea that you have to confront the grimness that is your dour protestant life head on and reserve any alterations in that grimness for pleading with this god character to swoop down and fix stuff. it's as if the states is 17th century salem and everywhere in power are cotton mather replicants.
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The financial problems of the print media is what got me thinking about ways they could save money. Since hemp paper is cheaper, making pot legal to grow for that reason would make sense and also be ironic since they are part of the reason it became illegal along with the Mormons and their religious conservative ideals.
We can go round and round on whether it should be legal or not and I enjoy hearing people's views on this because they come from personal places. But, I'm also curious if people think legalizing pot would help our economy. Putting aside your opinions on whether it should be legalized or not, could the country be aided with the taxation of pot and save money now being spent on pot possession/trafficking/intoxication charges?