[quote=cr]I don’t have a problem with legalizing pot logically or fiscally, but how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?

Of course, if our state politicians cared anything about children at all we wouldn’t even be in a financial situation that welcomes this idea to the table.

That and it sets a precendent for future legalizations down the road in the name of balancing the state budget. It’s not like we can expect them to cut spending or anything.

I’m holding out for heroin.[/quote]

How do you tell your kids that cigarettes and booze are ok now?

Two things in the post I have to disagree with. One, the new taxes wouldn’t make it more accessible. Any 13 y.o. can get it if he wants now. Second, most of the pot in the state is grown in the state, so I don’t see what it has to do with the cartels. I like this idea. I don’t think I want it to be legalized to the point where you can walk down the street smoking a joint, but we shouldn’t care what someone does in their home. It would be a huge increase in revenue, and a huge reduction in cost at the same time from not having to enforce the current laws (of course the new laws will need some enforcing too). It just makes sense to me, and seems like it is about time.