On that note, in states where they have high taxation of tobacco,
they are starting to see "illegal" tobacco sold, often coming from
the middle east(supposedly was financing Saddam). You make a product
that is in demand illegal, and the illegal sorts fill that
demand. Make it legal, and you cut their legs out from under them.
Julian
At 01:04 AM 8/25/2005, you wrote:
BC Bud! Didn't you see the prime time report? They sell it in shops
on the streets using the best seeds from around the globe! Gotta
love British Columbia! <g>
What hypocrisy that we still haven't learned "Prohibition" doesn't
work even after all the organized crime that came as a result of
"criminalization"! Try to do the same with tobacco and see what
happens! So what if you smoke a bowl in the evening to relax? Who's
business is it anyway? Our money would be better spent on public
education and rehab rather than interdiction and criminalization!
Addictive behavior is associated with "self-esteem" and that's where
our focus should be! So much for wisdom in government!
