[gjones77]

Actually, no that doesn’t lead to bigger government, we already have the agencies in place to manage the regulation of pot.

As calling me liberal because I think we should tax it, that’s just your knee jerk reaction since you’re obviously unable to debate in an intelligent manner the subject at hand, so you resort to insults.

There’s nothing wrong with taxing a product and using the revenue to offset the cost of regulation and they allow state and local governments to generate revenue through a use tax since the product isn’t a necessity, it’s a choice to use it or not, so taxing it is perfectly fine.

[Responsibility2nd]

Actually, no that doesn’t lead to bigger government, we already have the agencies in place to manage the regulation of pot.

If pot is legalized, it will create huge new bureaus and agencies. It will create a demand for millions of new government jobs to control, regulate and punish thousands of those who violate the thousands of new laws that legalization will bring. Case in point: There are more laws controlling and restricting alcohold now than there ever was during Prohibition.

As calling me liberal because I think we should tax it, that’s just your knee jerk reaction since you’re obviously unable to debate in an intelligent manner the subject at hand, so you resort to insults.

Who's knee-jerking here? Are you or are you not a social liberal AKA a libertarian? You are taking a liberal position. Accept it. Own it.

There’s nothing wrong with taxing a product and using the revenue to offset the cost of regulation and they allow state and local governments to generate revenue through a use tax since the product isn’t a necessity, it’s a choice to use it or not, so taxing it is perfectly fine.

What you're talking about here is a Sin Tax. You want the government to profit off of the misery inflicted on weak and stupid citizens who drink, smoke, gamble and use dangerous drugs. That's wrong, friend. Big Time Wrong.

Actually, no that doesn’t lead to bigger government, we already have the agencies in place to manage the regulation of pot.

If pot is legalized, it will create huge new bureaus and agencies. It will create a demand for millions of new government jobs to control, regulate and punish thousands of those who violate the thousands of new laws that legalization will bring. Case in point: There are more laws controlling and restricting alcohold now than there ever was during Prohibition.

As calling me liberal because I think we should tax it, that’s just your knee jerk reaction since you’re obviously unable to debate in an intelligent manner the subject at hand, so you resort to insults.

Who's knee-jerking here? Are you or are you not a social liberal AKA a libertarian? You are taking a liberal position. Accept it. Own it.

There’s nothing wrong with taxing a product and using the revenue to offset the cost of regulation and they allow state and local governments to generate revenue through a use tax since the product isn’t a necessity, it’s a choice to use it or not, so taxing it is perfectly fine.

What you're talking about here is a Sin Tax. You want the government to profit off of the misery inflicted on weak and stupid citizens who drink, smoke, gamble and use dangerous drugs. That's wrong, friend. Big Time Wrong.