Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
I think my local police could be doing better things than chasing potheads; I think my county could do with a downsizing of the bloated jail system;
Like I said, these can be changed to shift the bulk of the punishment on the dealers.

I think my state could spend money more wisely elsewhere; I think my town, county and state could do with a shiny new sales tax gladly (gratefully!) paid by the consumer.
Money can also be extracted via fines (not so gratefully) paid by the consumers.

And lastly, I think my nation should learn its freaking lesson about prohibition, and enter into it with more thought and care from now on.
I do believe this to be a false analogy, because as I mentioned earlier, alcohol has been a part of our culture for centuries. There's a huge gap in social acceptance between alcohol and marijuana. Huge.