Pennsylvania. yes. Sale of legal alcohol is a state-run monopoly.
OK. What about the states where alcohol is legal and sold by (licensed) privately-owned entities?
Since states that license liquor store owners derive lots of tax revenue from liquor sales, then yes, you could say that.
But the Prohibition era taught us that one way or another, people are going to drink. The state might as well profit by taxing legal sales.
Should marijuana sales be legalized and taxed? By the logic of alcohol sales, yes.
Then the argument returns to: which is worse on the body, the mind, the psyche, alcohol or marijuana?
IMHO, marijuana is worse. It makes the development of the mind grind to a halt.
“What’s the difference between a drunk driver and a stoned driver?
“A drunk driver will blow past a stop sign.
“A stoned driver will wait for it to turn green.