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Originally Posted by DAVES
So was cocaine. So was radium. Isn't a weed it is an herb, there is in the real world no difference. In terms of government is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? I has been a debate for a while. Why does it matter? It matters because of the taxes and the subsidies that apply. Marijuana. I'm not sure where stand on it. Handled as an illegal substance, not based on any recent activity but there is/was stuff out there mixed with manure and other mixed with opiates.
I do find it interesting the parallel to prohibition. When alcohol was illegal consumption actually went up and the government spent a fortune policing it. Alcohol was again legalized perhaps due to the loss of tax revenue. I has always been highly taxed.
Gambling. Sadly amusing. The government went into off track betting. In private hands it was highly profitable. The government made little profit and in New York they lost money. Prostitution. The government has not gone into that YET. Oh wait there is Vegas.
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Hard to take anything you say seriously when your first comparison is cocaine. You do know that cocaine doesn't come naturally, right ? Its the result of chemically processing the coca plant. Chewing coca leaves is nothing like doing cocaine.
Other than that, your pretty spot on.