Quote Originally Posted by stinkyattic
It's true about the oil/timber/medicine lobby, and can I also add that the alcohol and tobacco industries would stand to lose significant profits were cannabis to be decriminalized due to the sheer simplicity of producing one's own recreational substances? And of course the government can't tax something that isn't sold- so all the tax revenue from those industries would be severely impacted!
good point, i might also add prisons, too, as a for profit high growth industry with a vested interest in cannabis prohibition.