I don’t think the State will make any money on taxes if it passes because there will be more “growers”. These folks will probably be the victims of crime when their crop is harvested by home invasions robbers and crimes associated with drug rip-offs will go up. At this time, because it is illegal, these crimes are generally not reported. I think legalizing it will just bring it out into the open.
Also, even if the voters do legalize it, the Feds have not, so that makes an entire new set of problems. Some of the narcotics teams are mixtures of State, locals and Feds. So who enforces what? I am just pointing out some of the problems down the line with this issue. As you all know this State has had propositions approved by a majority of voters and overturned by judges. I am not trying to start a flame war here, I am pretty ambivalent about the entire matter and do think money could be spend better than on some bogus drug war. The war is real, it is the way we chose to fight it.
