I believe a “fair” outcome for the reform of marijuana laws would be to legalize marijuana for recreational use, and for the government to place the sin tax on the good, like they have done for tobacco and alcohol. The sin tax would be the best way to achieve fairness, because marijuana users would be able to legally use the good, there would be no negative effect towards people who don't use marijuana, and the government would receive a large amount of money from taxing marijuana, thus benefiting all three categories of people. The market would benefit from the legalization by new business opportunities such as trades between companies, production competition, or competition in sales. The polis would have new job opportunities and would also have more individual freedoms as they would possess the choice to legally consume marijuana as they wish. If the current marijuana laws were changed the polis would also benefit by having safer neighborhoods throughout the U.S. which are currently plagued by drug wars.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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