[txhurl]

De-criminalize, that's the way to go.

Points to ponder:

How many court cases would have to be immediately dropped, and how many inmates would have to be released?

How many employers would have to re-write their drug policies?

How many urine-testing and drug-screening outfits would have to change policies and procedures?

How many police would lose 'side' income?

How much federal interdiction money would go bye-bye?

Has prohibition created too large of an anti-pot economy? Will this economy die willingly and gracefully?

[Phantom Lord]

How many employers would have to re-write their drug policies?

How many urine-testing and drug-screening outfits would have to change policies and procedures?

Well, i think employers who currently screen for users of drugs would be in their rights to continue to do so even if it was legal and would probably continue to screen and not hire those that test positive.

[sharktrager]

Good points, however the money spent on the drug war would be available to fight real crime, were this to be a problem. Most of the risks involve things that are already an issue, so I doubt we'd see too much in the way of negatives.

Additionally, the reduced spending could lead to lower taxes, which should help the real economy take up the slack of the pot economy.

I expect we would find we could have more effective policing with less spending if we made changes that forced a refocusing of efforts.