Could we finally be moving towards a long overdue era of legalized pot? This would save the government massive amounts of time and money and perhaps even increase tax revenues. Drug related violence and crime would plummet in both the US and Mexico. Jails would have room for actual dangerous criminals. It actually might stimulate the economy too. Could the
"Great Recession," like the Great Depression before it, usher in a new anti-prohibition movement?
Not really. Pot money doesn't go to criminals, just old hippies who grow it in their basements.
You sure about this? Yeah there are a bunch of hippies growing this, but do you really think that the Mexican cartels and other criminal entities don't grow it as well? I think this is especially true in areas right around the bay area and La. Things are different in Humboldt. Anyways criminals are usually highly involved in the distribution of it, and a lot of violence occurs along the way. Legalizing pot will certainly alleviate some of these problems.
