Quote Originally Posted by the_camel
If it was legal, people would turn to harder drugs for more of a buzz..
What, that doesn't make any sense.
Where did you get this idea? Potheads would not turn to crack because cannabis is suddenly legal. Now, even though it's not really legal, take a look at Amsterdam. Hard drug use has gone down significantly. Unfortunately, Holland is one of the only countries to adopt these kind of "drug tolerance" policies.

Tax issues? Even though it would be taxed, the cost of Cannabis would still be substantially lower than it is now. Prices inflate once people have to move a substance to the black market, because it takes more work and risk to sell the goods.

M3nt0r: The DEA as a whole does not smuggle, and nor does the CIA as a whole. There are small corrupt groups within these federal branches that have evidence stacked up against them, saying that they do indeed do this. It's more of the CIA than the DEA, though. Of course there are non-corrupt people in both federal branches--I don't think I implied that the branches as a whole support these actions. Nobody has stepped up to prosecute these assholes because they're afraid. The last person to try and step up was assassinated. I forgot his name, however.

palerider777: Maybe you should try to use commas or periods at least once in awhile. It's very hard to understand the point that you're making when your whole one-paragraph run-on sentence does not make sense as a whole.
I'm not trying to bash you, I'm just saying.