[grania]

What about jobs people who test positive for marijuana aren't eligible for? Just did some quick research....most studies conclude that legalized marijuana does not increase crime. A handful have concluded it has in some cities. There are studies that show it causes an increase in homelessness. Will the increase in homeless lead to other problems down the road? We just don't know the long term impacts.

Legal marijuana is never going away. Those who use it have found a way to make it legal, thus an incredible cash cow for the gov. Can't imagine why folks were fighting to have a formerly untaxed commodity become legal and taxed.

[gdani]

Can't imagine why folks were fighting to have a formerly untaxed commodity become legal and taxed.

Because, unlike so many so-called "conservatives", some of us actually do care about states' rights, freedom, the Fourth Amendment, and reject nanny Big Government.

If taxes are the vehicle to make marijuana legal, so be it. Of course, those who do not buy it do not get taxed.

[TheStickman]

“What about jobs people who test positive for marijuana aren’t eligible for?”

There’s an easy fix for that. Don’t use marijuana if you want those jobs.

I would love it if you posted links to articles, etc that show how marijuana use in legal states leads to homelessness. It’s easy to say “homelessness increased after cannabis was legalized for recreational use but the how marijuana causes homelessness has yet to be explained AFAIK.

[discostu]

Because unless the government goes completely nuts it will still be cheaper taxed on the white market than it is on the black market. Plus of course who really wants their hobbies to be illegal, it’s kind of a hassle.