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Originally Posted by timalkin
Most drug dealers don't have real jobs that actually contribute to the economy, so we lose nothing by incarcerating them. Money is being spent on their incarceration, which supports the spending theories of economic recovery. Why let a drug dealer out of jail when he doesn't give anything back to the system and only leaches off of it?
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Everyone I've known who sold drugs had a legitimate job, even if not a 9-5.
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I don't believe that people will go through the licensing processes and pay taxes on legalized marijuana in any statistically significant amount to make a huge different in tax revenues. The police will still be busting tax evading drug dealers and growers.
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Tobacco companies will be the ones producing and selling it for tax revenue. Mass production makes it cheap, they make a profit, the government gets a cut from taxes, and I'd be willing to bet that after that it could still be sold to smokers for less than they're paying now.
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If people need to abuse drugs to relax, unwind, or function socially, they need to nut the fuck up and seek professional help. Relying on chemical substances to have fun is fucking pathetic. Get a life, get a job, and stop being a piece of shit.
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So you never smoke or drink? How about coffee?