Quote Originally Posted by DieselNuts
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.
Wrong. The government spends billions every year paying to keep people in prison that are there for marijuana violations. Trials cost far more than they get from bail money. Not to mention the money to fund special departments and task forces that target marijuana. They definitely lose tons of money on it.