Or better yet, how about paying pot farmers not to plant. And really, that could mean anyone with a backyard or even window planters. If you have soil, you're eligible for a don't-plant-pot subsidy. The important thing is, that every problem, no matter how trivial, can be solved by spending government money. After all, government money is there to be spent, isn't it?
But then the poor wouldn’t get their free pot!