Marijuana was outlawed at the same time as Prohibition, all by the “we know better” abolitionists. Only true reason it wasn’t legalized with beer is that the distillers and bars had a much stronger lobby.
It is still illegal today because the states make so much money on seizing cars, money, homes without true due process, on the basis of drug money. Prosecutors can say, see, we’re tough on crime by sending pot users to jail.
Waste of taxpayer money.
You can say that again. I used to frequent the North Carolina State Surplus Property Agency warehouse. In the back they have all the ill-gotten drug property they seized, like kids shoes and toys and tools that a tradesman might use to make a legitimate living. Not only that, they started taking your DL number at the gate just to go in an look around. I stopped going. It's disgusting.