[DouglasKC]

Citizens' productivity belongs to them, not to government or anyone else. And putting pot money in the hands of violent criminals is detrimental to productivity.

Oh...and so YOUR solution is to increase pot use by making it sociably acceptable so YOU can put pot money in the hands of leftist politicians. How's that working out for you?

[NobleFree]

putting pot money in the hands of violent criminals is detrimental to productivity.

Oh...and so YOUR solution is to increase pot use by making it sociably acceptable

There is no evidence that legalization leads to more than a modest increase in use. And tobacco is legal but increasingly socially unacceptable, so your linkage fails.

so YOU can put pot money in the hands of leftist politicians.

At least they don't cut off heads and leave them in the town square.