Quote Originally Posted by R3RUN
The government could easily tax it. Use the same laws as alcohol except replace the word alcohol with marijuana. lol. A little modification to the laws would be needed for sure but its a great starting point. Only reason it's still illegal is because of a negative public opinion towards politicians that vote for pro legalization legislation. Thats it. Honestly, if you want to stimulate the economy right now I think it would give a decent boost.

1) Food industry (especially fast food/junk food)
2) Gas stations would generate more money from sale of Marlboro Greens (hahahaha)
3) Government would have a huge influx of money, maybe pay off some debt or put a lot more cash towards education.
but the thing about it is that they are making a lot of money by busting dealers and having them post bail, people for DUIs and all sorts of shiit.

I think they think they will make more money by busting folks than they would by taxing folks.