“Making things 100% legal and open will minimize that corruption.”
Only if it is sold tax free. Pot tax, like cigs and booze is huge, and why crime will always be involved.
Why buy “legal” dope, when street corner dope is cheaper?
BS =>
Legal sales of recreational and medical cannabis products reached $996 million in Colorado during 2015. The state’s tax coffers rose by $135 million from taxes and fees on marijuana, and more than $35 million of that total is earmarked for school construction projects.
http://247wallst.com/consumer-products/2016/03/29/colorado-sees-93-increase-in-marijuana-sales/