Apparently the illicit production of marijuana in Kalifornia is a $14B per year business. Why aren’t they decrim or legalizing it and taxing it to Hell and back?
They could make triple that figure by making it legal and taxing it, no?
Crude oil is $72/bbl. There are still plenty of places to drill.
Even if they decriminalized marijuana and taxed it
They would still spend beyond revenue income.
It’s the nature of the beast.