Yep follow the money. Up to 45% tax in some areas of California.
If a few lives are ruined along the way, no big deal to the political.
I don’t use the stuff. But, marijuana should be legalized, not because of revenue, but because of liberty. Yes, it is a neuro-toxin, but so is alcohol. Our drug laws are just another form of Prohibition. If people want to smoke the stuff, why do you care ? Look, if you’re going to support the continued criminalization of marijuana, you, as a matter of logical consistence, must support a return to alcohol prohibition.
If a few lives are ruined along the way, no big deal to the political.