"(The gov has probably a written plan of action if they go that way, laws and guidelines, etc already developed)"
The government does not make plans waiting for the perfect time to impliment them. They do look at trends and determine how to respond. Most of the time, though, the people of the government have their heads up their behinds trying to figure out how they can keep their cushy job rather than how they can impliment some grand scheme.
We have action plans for if we get attacked by any country. It's a fact. We might not need to implement the Canadian action plan, or the Belgiun action plan, but, they are there. The gov may not have an 'official' plan to regulate, but I believe have discussed this, have some type of plan ready to go 'in case', covering how they'll tax it, FDA rules, etc. ready to discuss in congress. What do you think those lawmakers do? All they do is plan new laws and regulations. If they can successfully regulate it, to generate dollars, they'd do it in a heartbeat.
I'm sure that you are right about that.
Remember 9/11?
What was it, 2 weeks and the PATRIOT Act was voted into law? The plan was sitting on someone's shelf just waiting for the right time to impose it.
I am against the WoD just as I am against the WoPoverty and most of the domestic WoTerror. Until we have secure borders, do you really think that we can fight either the WoD or the WoT?
If we're not serious about either of these wars, what is the purpose of waging them?