If State OKs Medical Marijuana, Will Illinois Go Up in Smoke?
Do you favor legalizing pot for medical treatment or will it just open the door to misuse and further legalization?
State Rep. Lou Lang's going to again try to win General Assembly approval to make marijuana for medical purposes legal -- and this time, he tells the Chicago Tribune, he has the votes to get it done. That could mean a tax windfall for Illinois: Witness places such as Colorado, which netted $5 million in new state taxes in 2011, or Oakland, Calif., which collected $1.4 million with just four dispensaries last year. But some say could also be a slippery slope, given the belief that some doctors may be too lenient when prescribing marijuana and that it will eventually lead to pot legalization. Just this month, voters in Colorado and Washington State approved such measures, although federal law still superceded state law on the issue. What do …
Edward Andrysiak
12:20 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
Me thinks you missed the point Malcolm...all those things you point out occur because drugs are illegal. Legalized chemicals for the dopers at real cheap money would dry up the bad guys cash flow. The're buying the stuff anyway, might as well have the state sell it and pay down our debt, eliminate a lot of jail time and have a few bucks to take care of the addicts. You might be surprised to see "… more ›