[FTJM]

With all due respect, you sound like a liberal arguing the sense of a concept. Either it's unregulated or it is regulated. It is regulated when some entity tells an individual the rules surrounding use or possession of a thing. Saying "problem solved" does not necessarily end the argument. regulate –verb (used with object) 1. to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses. 2. to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount, degree, etc.: to regulate the temperature. 3. to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation: to regulate a watch. 4. to put in good order: to regulate the digestion. There is a great deal of irrational fear associated with marijuana.

With all due respect, you sound like a liberal playing word games and arguing semantics. Give people the right to grow it and use it in the privacy of their own homes, and keep or toughen existing laws against selling, distribution and transportation. Problem would be solved: demand for foreign marijuana would drop dramatically to negligible levels. Creating a regulated industry in the interest of tax revenue it is not a valid solution or reason for legalization...it's pothead talk grasping for validation.

[ronnyquest]

"Creating a regulated industry in the interest of tax revenue it is not a valid solution or reason for legalization...it's pothead talk grasping for validation. "

I don't believe I mentioned anything about taxation. I simply said to legalize it and pointed out that your statement about no regulation was not actually no regulation. I do not smoke (anything), but I do not believe we need legislation keeping you from doing it, nor do we need to tax it. I'm appalled by the new cigarette tax, although it does not apply directly to me. We'll have to agree to disagree about the semantics.