Unfortunately for the dopers, having the government get the ability to tax marijuana will end up not being a good thing. Just as they want to see $4 gas, they will want to tax pot to the point of pain. Illegal growers will be back just like there are still moonshiners operating in the South.
No it will probably be similar to the alcohol tax. People can brew beer in their own homes. It's not against the law.
They collect sales taxes from medical marijuana dispensaries in California already. If it was legalized and mass produced without any fear of arrest or seizure the process would drop through the floor and there would be plenty of room for taxes. And there aren't many moonshiners left here in the South. Mostly it's just a good ole’ boy here and there cooking up a little hooch and sharing it with friends and family. There is no big market for it involving major organized crime like with illegal drugs. I bet 95+% of alcohol sales are through legal channels. So, if illegal growers are selling some weed like moonshiners in the South, it wouldn't be such a big deal.