The ongoing drug war is not only ineffective, but also very expensive and dangerous without much success. Our tax dollars are going to agencies that try to prevent people from doing something they are clearly going to do regardless of the legality. It is clear why this has been unsuccessful. The potential benefits of cannabis legalization greatly outweigh the potential problems. These potential problems don't even hardly seem to be problematic when contrasted with the benefits of legalization. I feel that the government should be less concerned about how they are going to tax cannabis because they have never seemed to have much of an issue deciding how to tax any other item on the market. Legalization would give the government the opportunity to make back all of the money they've wasted on the drug war.
Although I think the decision the government is faced with is much more simple than it seems to be portrayed to the public, I am pleased that this discussion is ongoing and progress is being made. Even though it's a very small step, it's nice to know we're finally moving.
