WILL MARIJUANA USERS REALLY PAY TAXES?

There is a flaw in the thinking of legalizing marijuana. First, if we
tax pot, what says the drug pushers will pay the taxes. Who will pay
the cost of enforcement? Next, the so-called savings on the cost of
enforcement doesn't take into account the illegal driving that will
occur and need for police involvement. The taxing will not make the
drug healthy; lung disease and brain damage is still possible.
Finally, taxation will not stem users' need for more stimulation with
more potent and deadly drugs. It is ironic to compare pot's taxation
as used on alcohol and cigarettes, both of which cost us dearly
medically and legally.

Jim Morris

Renton