Am I the only one that is against taxing marijuana any more than anything else you buy? I don't understand the ideology of why some things such as marijuana, cigarettes, and alcohol need extra taxes that other things we buy don't have.

Marijuana would generate plenty of money with just a simple sales tax, and with law enforcement no longer wasting time on pot smokers we would save millions with less incarceration, and the cops could focus on the more important issues. It would also be one less drug gangs and mobs could profit on, and lowering the price and greatly increasing the quality. Health risks related to smoking cannabis would be reduced as prices for vaporizers and cannabis infused food products would go down in price.

I can't think of any others, but I'm sure there are more.