Is Marijuana The Medicinal For Americas Money Ills?
‘VE ALWAYS FELT THAT IF SMOKING MARIJUANA WERE LEGAL, I’d stop drinking completely. Munchies aside, the calories I’d save from not consuming Guinness when out with friends would confine the six-pack to my abs. Facing massive budget deficits, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has muscled his way into the debate over legalizing pot. “I think that we ought to study very carefully what other countries are doing that have legalized marijuana and other drugs,” the Republican Governor said Tuesday, “and what effect it had on those countries.” >In my view, the decision to legalize marijuana is a no-brainer: taxing sales of the drug could infuse an estimated $1.3 billion in revenue for the nation’s most populous state and would redirect law enforcement’s resources toward more serious crimes. Already 13 states have passed legislation decriminalizing possession of small quantities of pot. A similar bill awaits passage in Washington State’s House of Representatives. Legalizing the drug is
