Comments on: You can thank me later http://apublicdefender.com/2008/09/29/you-can-thank-me-later/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jt http://apublicdefender.com/2008/09/29/you-can-thank-me-later/comment-page-1/#comment-40359 Jt Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:59:58 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1601#comment-40359 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. 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.

]]> By: A Voice of Sanity http://apublicdefender.com/2008/09/29/you-can-thank-me-later/comment-page-1/#comment-40329 A Voice of Sanity Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:02:03 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1601#comment-40329 It's got to be way more money than $100 billion - maybe a trillion? There are 3 million citizens in BC: <strong>Budding Business - Joint Venture: The Marketing of BC Bud</strong> <blockquote cite="Behind the Scenes"> Editorial Commentary February, 2007 BC Business (BC Business magazine) ... <i>Until recently, I believed tales of drug busts and the legalization debate were news stories, and didn't belong in a business magazine. Then a few experts attached numbers to the illegal business. Forestry added $10 billion to B.C.'s GDP in 2005, the construction industry another $7.9 billion and according to police sources, the marijuana trade claims third spot, boasting annual sales of $7.5 billion. Big business indeed.</i></blockquote> Maybe enough to pay off Wall Street's calamities? 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

Editorial Commentary
February, 2007
BC Business (BC Business magazine)

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Until recently, I believed tales of drug busts and the legalization debate were news stories, and didn’t belong in a business magazine. Then a few experts attached numbers to the illegal business. Forestry added $10 billion to B.C.’s GDP in 2005, the construction industry another $7.9 billion and according to police sources, the marijuana trade claims third spot, boasting annual sales of $7.5 billion. Big business indeed.

Maybe enough to pay off Wall Street’s calamities?

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