And, by the way, your post sounds *just* like a liberal. The only thing you were missing was the word evil:
“So the eeeeeevil drug companies can have eeeeevil profits...”
It’s like you hate profits. Are you a socialist? It’s called supply and demand. If they can make a pill that people demand, then *YES* they should profit. Why should bread companies take in eeeeeevil profits for a grain that grows freely in open plains! EEEEEEEVIL!
Oh, I know, I know. The profits in this case are eeeeeevil because the government has outlawed the weed from being smoked freely. So the demand is a false demand, caused by government “overreach.” As I said in another post: I’ll worry about the more important overreach FIRST. Namely, when I don’t have to pay for lazy potheads’ welfare healthcare, I’ll take a more libertarian view of weed. Eliminate those things first and we can talk about legalizing marijuana. In the meantime, I could give a crap about this *inflated* libertarian issue when the welfare state threatens to crush us.
But, there are soooo many who will gladly argue endlessly for the legalization of pot while bigger issues loom. As if this will somehow be a victory for conservatives. Guess what? The liberals will *gladly* give you this victory so they can distract you from the...
* Erosion of REAL freedoms
* Rise of the welfare state
* Expansion of federal power
So, keep fighting the good fight for weed (and against eeeeeevil corporate profits) while we lose all the important battles!
I'll take that, as long as "legalization" is accomplished by overturning Wickard v Filburn.
This is an erosion of real freedoms and mj is something that can boost the economy in numerous ways but then you are probably also annoyed that I bought a homemade breadmaker - gasp! oh the horrors!!!
I have nothing against profits per se just those that make s-—loads by lobbying congress for extra-special treatment.