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>where persecution of cannabis use is a billion-dollar profitable industry Source?
by swebs 7y ago
>where persecution of cannabis use is a billion-dollar profitable industry
Source?
- whatshisface 7y agoBillions of dollars are spent prosecuting and jailing cannabis users, growers and merchants. The money comes from the taxpayers and goes to the companies and government agencies that do it. If you draw a surface that envelops the prison and policing industry but excludes taxpayers, it will look like billions are flowing in from weed enforcement.
- petraeus 7y agogoogle "war on drugs" and "prison industrial complex"
- thecleaner 7y agoPrivate prison industry. Incentive wise they have every incentive to fight cannabis reform. Easy convictions -> more convictions -> more demand for prisons.