It’s been a question since Prohibition ended - to legalize pot or not to legalize pot. When alcohol was outlawed during the Prohibition, the use of marijuana skyrocketed. Uncle Sam thought he was being saavy, allowing alcohol to be re-legalized so it could be “controlled” and taxed. Sadly what Unkie found was not as many people were drinking, having moved onto pot for their fix.

Considering alcohol induced deaths from drunk driving and health issues are one of the top killers in the United States and that violence and accidents of all sorts increases with alcohol use, pot seems a more gentle alternative.

You never hear of a little old lady being beaten within an inch of her life from someone looking for a joint. Although I have to roll my eyes at everything being taxed, and if it can’t be taxed it can’t be legalized, I am all for this.

California, where same sex marriage was voted down (don’t even get me started) now has more than enough signatures to put taxed and legalized marijuana on the ballot.

Full story at AlterNet

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• Same-Sex Marriage Legal in Connecticut
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