I've never done pot or any of the other big bad drugs out there - except alcohol. I must admit that, in college, I abused that drug.

Quote Originally Posted by Jer View Post
...I guess I should have elaborated on what I meant by 'tax it' because I would like to see 100% of the $ seen from this taxation to go to education or something that has gotten over looked over the years that we can all benefit from in the long run.
That sounds like a good idea on the outside, but there is a serious flaw in that thinking. You've failed to consider the fiscal games that our governments (local, country, state, and federal) like to play. Many years ago, in Missouri, for example, the citizens voted in favor of the lottery and riverboat gambling. The voters were told that all of the revenue generated would (by law) go to education; and it does - lots of money. BUT (there's always a big but; isn't there?!)... the revenue being generated falls far short of the tax dollars that were already going to support education throughout the state. Missouri, seeing all of the new income that was coming in for educ., decided to re-direct those other tax dollars that USED to go to educ, leaving the "children" worse off than they had been before gambling was allowed. Of course, this is the same type of thing that has happened with the Federal Soc Sec dollars but that's another story. I suspect that the same thing would happen if money was generated by pot and designated for education.

Quote Originally Posted by GunTroll View Post
...I guess I just live in a world (my world) that believes drugs should stay in the shadows. Never out in daylight... ...Not to mention my religious views sways my decision in this matter. Anything before God is an idol and there for sinning.
GunTroll, these two views are exactly my feelings too.