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We do have proof that the U.S. government is inept when it comes to the world's oldest profession (other than that of politicians). The Mustang ranch was opened in 1971 by Joe Conforte as Nevada's first legal bordello. The IRS seized the Mustang Ranch bordello in 1999 from Conforte for tax fraud, racketeering, and other crimes.

The Feds sold off the Mustang Ranch in several auctions, but at a financial loss. The Feds could not make a profit in the prostitution business!

Bureau of Land Management sold off the bordello's paintings, furniture, and appointments in 2002. BLM conducted the final auction on eBay in 2003 and Lance Gilman purchased the Mustang Ranch buildings for $145,100. Gilman paid 10 cents on the dollar, and moved the buildings five miles down the road to his Wild Horse Adult Resort & Spa. The additional buildings were back in business by 2005. [In December 2006, a federal court awarded Gilman exclusive use of the Mustang Ranch name.] The Mustang Ranch Brothel [Sparks, NV near Reno] has been quite profitable in private hands ever since.

Now, do we want state government to push drugs for profit and finance education? Have certain folks in Colorado lost their minds? The War on Drugs is stupid, but the state wanting to become the drug dealer of choice “for the children” is total lunacy. Colorado bureaucrats can barely run the DMV and there are those who think they can pedal dope at a profit?