FAILING 'WAR' ON DRUGS MISSES TAX BASE

Tobacco and alcohol are two controlled substances the government condones,
regulates and taxes. It irks me that they subsidize tobacco growers.

The "war" on drugs seems to be a waste of taxpayers money. The problem is
not abating. Why doesn't it regulate, control the contents and tax
marijuana, cocaine, etc. The product would be standardized, the billions of
dollars going to the underworld and street sellers would be taxed instead
of making them rich at our expense.

The income taxes, product taxes and profits generated by legal retailers
would possibly approach what is now collected from cigarettes and liquors
and, at lower prices, would probably cut out a lot of robbery etc.

Who could push for this? The legislators are mostly heavy smokers and heavy
drinkers so that is why the government condones them.

Rodney Steiner, Fort Smith