Hoo boy. And I suppose legaling alcohol and gambling also had no opportunity to raise tax monies???
Marijuana can grow wild in every state in the union...So can tobacco. But nobody grows their own tobacco for personal use. And if Marijuana is legal... the State will support the sale and distribution of it. Why? To increase tax monies and so grow the government.
The difference between tobacco and marijuana is the processing required. Tobacco takes some work to make into decent smoke. Pot? Dry it and spark it, done.
Growing our own is better than buying it from Mexico.
Producing alcohol products is time intensive, costly, requires a bit of expertise and can be dangerous when dealing with distilling. As for gambling, I'll ask my poker buddies when I see them!
So can tobacco. But nobody grows their own tobacco for personal use
As far as I know, tobacco does not grow in the northern tier of states and requires a more sub-tropical climate to be of any value. Not to many commercial Tobacco farms in the Great Lake states, dontcha know!
And if Marijuana is legal... the State will support the sale and distribution of it. Why?
Did you read my post? Because anyone can grow it, the state or any other govt. entity won't be able to control or tax it!