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Just think of the the savings if they just removed Cannabis from the war and legalized it? I'm guessing a trillion $$ over the last few decades. Just think of h
by hourislate 5y ago
Just think of the the savings if they just removed Cannabis from the war and legalized it? I'm guessing a trillion $$ over the last few decades. Just think of how many peoples lives have been utterly destroyed by the system over low level Cannabis possession/use? Even now the Biden Administration and the Democrats in Congress are dragging their feet and not fulling an election promise to the American people by legalizing Cannabis. I predict it won't happen because of lobbying from some of the industries below and the 100's of millions given to to these same representatives over the years to keep the status quo.
Winners
1.Police System/Unions
2.Prison System/Unions
3.Judicial System/Lawyers.
4. Politicians
Losers
1. The American people/tax payer
Disclaimer: I do not use Cannabis or ever have.
- greedo 5y agoJust a side note about the "100's of millions" line. Our Congressional representatives are pliable for much much smaller sums. Like $10K...
- pmoriarty 5y agoIt's more than that. It's a moral panic. Drugs and crime are inexorably wedded in many people's minds, so to them drug users are criminals so moving towards legalizing drugs is being soft on crime, which is a non-starter for a lot of politicians who want to seem tough on crime. The media also loves to whip up a sensationalistic frenzy when they publish lurid drug stories... and the public, including many politicians, buy this.