“Why would a statist want to get rid of anything that ensures more statism?”
If it leads to licenses, fees, authorized people/sources vs unauthorized sources, taxed and regulated farms, penalties for growing your own, jail for not reporting sales (taxes)...it’s statism and control over people.
It also has political overtones- vote for me, the other guy wants to take your pot and soshacurity away.
“If it leads to licenses, fees, authorized people/sources vs unauthorized sources, taxed and regulated farms, penalties for growing your own, jail for not reporting sales (taxes)...it’s statism and control over people.”
That’s true. I guess Holder and his ilk have weighed the statist benefits of legalization/criminalization very carefully and have made their choice. I bet he’s scared that no one will bother to get the licenses or pay the taxes on a weed that will grow almost anywhere.
Freegards