Actually legalizing weed would have a positive impact upon the economy in addition to lowering government expenditure. The government estimates that roughly $10 billion dollars is spent on mj a year, creating a billion dollar industry would improve the economy and create jobs.
Nutzilla Reviewed by Nutzilla on . President Obama at Virtual Town Hall on Legalizing Marijuana (what a dumb question) At President Obama's March 26, 2009 virtual town hall meeting, Obama addresses whether the legalization of marijuana will improve the economy. The question should've been...Will legalizing marijuana SAVE MONEY FOR THE GOVERNMENT?... not IMPROVE THE ECONOMY. We would've got a much better answer. What a dumb question, they set themselves up for failure with that one...he's response was, "No I don't think that is a good strategy to grow the economy" Of course, that is not a good Rating: 5