Pubdate: Fri, 18 Oct 2002
Source: Pahrump Valley Times (NV)
Copyright: 2002 Pahrump Valley Times
Contact:  http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1125
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1531
Author: Mike Plylar
Cited: Marijuana Policy Project ( www.mpp.org )
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?162 (Nevadans for Responsible Law 
Enforcement)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?163 (Question 9)

MORE OPINIONS ON POT FROM NEAR AND FAR (4 OF 6)

One question notably absent the marijuana debate in Nevada is, which side 
garners the support of the black market pot purveyors? Do they favor the 
current policy where their massive profits go untaxed, their goods 
unregulated, and their market virtually unimpeded by any governmental 
authority, or would they support a system with tariffs, regulatory 
controls, and restrictions limiting their clientele to adults over 21 years 
of age?

The current scheme appears to form a lucrative, symbiotic relationship 
between illegal drug marketers and the drug warriors who purport to pursue 
them. Both reaping hundreds of billions of dollars in profits and income, 
with taxpayers, pot users, and our Constitution and its Bill of Rights, 
clearly the victims of this cash bonanza. Shouldn't all Americans be 
asking, who does marijuana prohibition truly benefit and what does our tax 
dollar buy us?

Mike Plylar

Libertarian Candidate

Colorado House of Representatives, District 57
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