For reference, California alone, in only one quarter of 2020-2021 pulled in $155 million in Cannabis tax revenue. That’s one state, and one quarter, for a drug that people will consume regardless of its legal status. This argument makes no legal or economic sense whatsoever.
https://twitter.com/jgforsyth/status/1380447894780719104
The health problems associated with its use will continue regardless of its legal status. Now deduct the money and time spent on enforcement of this law. Now try applying this same exact argument to alcohol. None of it makes sense at all.
None of this actually even matters as much as the ethical argument, that it is morally wrong to criminalise smoking a plant that has been used recreationally by human civilisation for millennia. The entire premise is absurd.
What percentage of tax revenue per annum does the U.K. make from alcohol taxes? 2%. Given that the U.K. made 636 billion in tax revenue in 2019-2020, 2% would be more than 12 billion pounds. Adding that to the NHS each year would be a 10% increase in its annual budget.
You can stick that one on the side of a bus.
Anyway, if you think 2% of tax revenue is no big deal please feel free to donate me 2% of your annual salary! Seriously though, I’ve got bills to pay! paypal.me/OzKaterji
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