On: Marijuana Legalization Fails in California

[linuxhansl]

Sad day indeed. I never had much interest in pot, but I find the general populations stance w.r.t. to Marijuana irrational.

1. A lot of tax money is wasted in prosecuting non-violent recreational users.

2. Most studies place Marijuana as less harmful than alcohol or nicotine. Many attribute beneficial effects to it.

3. This way we'll maintain the artificial scarcity providing a high value market for organized crime.

4. Lost tax revenue.

5. Officially controlled substances are usually safer (since regulated, inspected etc)