I’ll bet there are many millions of jobs directly and indirectly dependent on this war.
Meanwhile, take a look at the billion$ made by the tobacco industry. Hemp is easier to grow, produces animal feed, paper, cloth, biodiesel, and people would line up to pay $10 for a pack of hemp cigarettes.
Cops would have to fight real crimes while hundreds of thousands would find employment in a multi billion dollar industry that's no more complicated than letting a weed grow. And people who want to get together and laugh a little bit, to do so without destroying their lives.