Time to Legalize Weed?
So let’s try a non-controversial subject for a change.
Like legalizing marijuana.
Carlos Santana is in favor of it. Doesn’t that count? (I’m kidding, of course.)
The US is currently spending more than $10 billion every year trying to stop people from consuming marijuana, and getting absolutely nowhere. Is it time to make it legal—prohibit kids from buying it, but tax it for adults? Some people estimate that California alone could rake in more than $15 billion annually if that happened.
UPDATE at 4/5/09 8:40:48 pm:
Here’s Penn Jillette’s take: