It's Just a Matter of Time Before POT Becomes Legal Everywhere by Paul Armentano

(AlterNet)

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The benefits, and common sense, point to cannabis prohibition becoming a thing of the past.

Tens of thousands of people throughout the nation today will buy cannabis. The difference is that in Colorado, these transactions will be legal, regulated and taxed. The product will be of known quality and potency, and the cannabis seller will not be a blackmarket dealer, but rather a paid employee of a licensed business explicitly authorized to engage in such transactions. Finally, the profits from these transactions will bring fiscal benefits to the local community, not the blackmarket economy.

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