>>"....You are right Victor. We haven't had enough bad stuff happen with just alcohol....".... yes and as I'm trying to point out the really "bad stuff" happened when it was illegal - hence the Italian Mafia here in the USA becoming so powerful and the aftermath of that result. People are going to drink legal or not..same with smoking pot. Might as well regulate & tax it than hand over the 13 billion dollars in USA pot sales to the criminals? yes?
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>Well, if we do that, why not cocaine? I mean, does it really do that much harm? Look at all the revenue we could generate. Then, you know, heroin has been around a long time, so it must be okay too. All drugs should be legal for everyone, regardless of age, huh. Just think of the revenue. I mean it is all about generating revenue isn't it? Well, if revenue is what we are after, lets start drilling for oil in the middle of Yellowstone National Park.... and on it goes....

That's a different subject as I'm talking about weed not coke. In the meantime the mayhem continues...
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-mexico-acapulco14-2010mar14,0,5589087.story
It's not just a matter of revenue..although in when it comes to marijuana it is a good point - and I've said it all along regulate it for 21 and over. Remember the article I pointed out before that pointed out that pot is easier for teenagers to get than booze because it's not regulated?
I'm not sure how think smoking weed is going to lead to drilling for oil in Yellowstone - but as my niece would say..whaatever....