"Yes, you are right. It would take an initial investment of time and money for legalization to occur. However, it would be a one time cost, unlike the BILLIONS spent annually to limit marijuana usage even though it is ineffective. "

^ It would not be considered a one time cost because the process would not happen over night, but I understand what you're saying, and I agree to an extent, just saying it should not happen right now.


"Legalization would lower prices, not raise them. Money would be generated off sales/vice taxes.


Again, prices would be lower, not higher. Think about it. Currently, the supply of marijuana for Americans is low, while the demand is high. This causes high prices. Once it is legalized, the supply would be able to match the demand better and lower prices. Also, the economy is ever changing, and limiting something because it could hurt somebody else's business is pretty dumb. Should the government make the sale of import cars illegal because it hurts the business of the Big Three?"

^I can see where you are coming from, but this is greedy America, not "make consumers happy" America. The demand of cigarettes is always high, yet why do I pay so damn much for some paper and tobacco? I do not think cigarettes are astronomically overpriced, but the tobacco compnay is making a KILLING off of me. My point about limiting other businesses was that we do not need marijuana taking the place of other things being bought right now. Think of how much would be sold if you could buy it at a gas station. There are plenty of people out there that would do it if it was legal, but right now choose not to use it because it is illegal. And your comparison of the japanese cars being sold is invalid, its a legal running business as of right now, and was never at one point illegal, so a different subject all together. I understand what you are saying though, and my argument was just meaning due to current economic times, marijuana is at the bottom of the barrell.



"That is a lot of speculation. Also, legalization affects all marijuana users, whether they would get caught or not."

^I know some of it is specualation, but is the argument wrong? How does one get caught using marijuana if he uses it on his free time at only his house, and grows his one little plant? The people getting arrested for it are the people driving while high, having it at parties, having possesion of it while doing something to attract the attention of the police, or buying/selling it. If legalized, It would still be illegal to sell it at a street level im sure, and also illegal to drive while being high, and they would set a age limit on it. So would the legalization really stop millions of petty arrests? This argument can go both ways, and both our arguments are valid so





"No prob "

Sorry, I am a quoting nooob. Did the best I could haha. Please forgive.