You can thank me later
It's the economy, stupid
I have the solution for the country’s economic woes. Really. If the country’s politicians do what I say, there will be large revenues available to stabilize the markets and to inject back into the stream of commerce, thereby making everyone happier. Consumer spending will be up, housing markets will start to rebound and – most importantly – everyone will be relaxed!
Figured it out yet? Yep. Legalize marijuana (and throw in prostitution if you want). Estimates of the annual marijuana market range from $10 billion to $100 billion. Tax the import, export and sale of marijuana. Help the economy.
Duuuuuuude.
| Print article | This entry was posted by Gideon on September 29, 2008 at 6:28 pm, and is filed under drug offenses. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site. |
about 3 years ago
It’s got to be way more money than $100 billion – maybe a trillion? There are 3 million citizens in BC:
Budding Business – Joint Venture: The Marketing of BC Bud
Maybe enough to pay off Wall Street’s calamities?
about 3 years ago
While your post is humorous, cities and states, specifically California, have looked into practically dealing with issues such as legalizing marijuana and dealing with prostitution differently. It may not be popular in the bible belt, but it could increase tax revenue and keep jail populations down.