Some people feel this way about cannabis. I would just as soon skip the tax revenues for now, and just stop arresting people. Portuguese authorities, for instance, have a rather tolerant approach towards cannabis users, at least in bigger cities, so in our case, decriminalization is not the big issue, but rather how to cut down traffic, especially in view of our major heroin problem. By decriminalizaing cannabis cultivation for personal use, the situation might be eased. For example the psychedelic nexus does not have any known physical side effects.
All drugs are more dangerous under a system of strict prohibition.
Over the years numerous government reports and medical studies have all come to the same conclusion about marijuana. What we hoped to do with our book, Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts, was to make it harder for drug warriors to misuse the science. We think that is already happening. I highly recommend it. It is available in some bookstores.