Like all libertarians, I favor the legalization of drugs. I don’t favor ending prohibition in order to give the government a new source of revenue; I favor ending it because I think people should be free to make their own decisions about drug use. Nevertheless, I recognize that the prospect of additional tax revenue is appealing to the people who make decisions about these matters, and I have always suspected that the ability to tax marijuana would be part of the impetus for its eventual legalization.
Weed money
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Weed money
Like all libertarians, I favor the legalization of drugs. I don’t favor ending prohibition in order to give the government a new source of revenue; I favor ending it because I think people should be free to make their own decisions about drug use. Nevertheless, I recognize that the prospect of additional tax revenue is appealing to the people who make decisions about these matters, and I have always suspected that the ability to tax marijuana would be part of the impetus for its eventual legalization.