Max Blast, I think you have the key item in the delay in making cannabis legal - the hook for making money.

Deftdrummer, I'd reconsider making the argument regarding children. By making cannabis legal, it could likely make it more accessible to children. Take alcohol as an example. If alcohol were illegal, I believe that it would probably be abused less by children. Don't get me wrong, I strongly believe that cannabis should be legalized. I just don't want to give opponents fuel to keep in from happenning. By the way, cool quote