That's because what we need is deregulation of cannabis, not "legalization". You need only look at the massive tome of over 200 pages that California has propo

That's because what we need is deregulation of cannabis, not "legalization". You need only look at the massive tome of over 200 pages that California has proposed to regulate recreational marijuana starting in 2018 to see what the issue is. Laws and regulations have their place in society to a certain degree. Our country has gone way, way overboard as far as laws and regulations are concerned. This massive over-litigation on every level acts as a massive drain on our resources, our economy, and our society as a whole. Any regulations "needed" for cannabis should be able to fit on a single sheet of paper - but we would be far better off if the government had no role at all. The burdensome, poorly-written, oft-conflicting tangle of regulations written by unintelligent politicians at the behest of their wealthy donors do far more harm than good in most cases, and certainly as it regards cannabis. It isn't some sort of an accident that startup costs for regulatory compliance are massive - that's the whole reason for their existence. We are $21 trillion dollars and debt on the federal level and saturated with even more debt on every level from state to county to village. Our bridges and roads are falling apart, our pensions are underfunded and every year more Americans slide into poverty. Not only is the nanny state a terrible idea, but its an idea that we no longer afford - especially when the nanny is a corrupt Wall Street crony.