We spend MILLIONS of dollars every year to try and stop Marijuana growers, smokers & sellers. STOP wasting the tax payers money. Tobacco and Alcohol kills over 300,000 people every year. Marijuana kills "ZERO" people every year. Their is currently 314,701,558 people in the U.S. right now, and over 45% smoke Marijuana today.
Example 1: What Most Pay Right Now) 1 Ounce of the good stuff is about $250.00 to $350.00 a ounce = about 20 cigarette size joints. $300.00 x 140,000,000 = $42,000,000,000 x 12 = $504,000,000,000 BILLION a year.
Example 2: Make It Legal and Charge ½ Of The Street Prices, $150.00 per ounce x 140,000,000 = $21,000,000,000 x 12 = $252,000,000,000 BILLION a year give or take a few BILLION.
It would Reduce The Debt! It would also add 3 or 5 MILLION new jobs in one year.