Dude, there is plenty of benefit of making it legal though!
1. People that smoke it already do, so there would only be a small uptick in useage. So what? let these people choose to do something harmless.
The goal is to eliminate usage, not have a small uptick in usage.
Only people who smoke pot believe it is harmless, the rest of the world knows otherwise.
2. Regulated production would allow for less powerful pot and labeled doses. In many dispensaries in california, you can buy pot that has very low THC content and high CTB content. This allows you to not be so high yet still get the pain relief and relaxing effects. Combine this with vaping and people could actually be on pot and still drive.
Most people who smoke pot dont do it for pain relief, they do it for the high under the guise of pain relief. Pain relief is irrelevent, we already have superior pain relievers.
3. Lower cost would make less efficient intake methods more applicable (eating it, vaping it)
It doesnt matter how you intake it, getting high under any circumstances is an undesired effect, and thus why it is illegal.
4. It could be taxed
Great, all the new tax dollars could be used to clean up from all the new problems caused by legalizing it, and then restart the campaign against it. Just like the path of tobacco. No Thanks.
5. Distribution would be regulated
Distribution is already successfully regulated, it is illegal. There is no more severe form of regulation.
6. Destroys the #1 channel of underground drug trade
So does eliminating all consumption.
7. Releases and relaxes the load on our prison/court system
So we just make it an executable offense, rather than jail time. Problem solved.
8. Frees up police to deal with violent crime and real crime
Drug use is the number one cause of real and violent crime. Drug use directly causes or enables the following crimes: domestic abuse, assault and battery, rape, theft, home invasion, driving under the influence, Homocide by vehicle, money laundering, murder, gangs & organized crime.
Do you not acknowledge this?
