... annually enforcing drug laws" (Frank Discussion), where "$400 million is spent on cannabis related offences" (Frank Discussion). Through the legalization of marijuana, the Canadian government will not only see a smaller needed expenditure on the "drug-war", but will also see an increase in revenues for government spending. Through the same taxation procedures as the tobacco industry (where "62%" (Frank Discussion) ... of all sales are taken by the government), the Canadian government can bring in hundreds of millions of dollars controlling the distribution of marijuana. ... Though many ...

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... get worse. The government is exercising many options to control the problem or even solve the problem. It seems as if the "war on drugs" is a futile war or at least next to impossible to win. The government should consider using different options than ones they have used in the past ... dealing it; when compared with other drugs. Since 1969 about half a million people have been convicted for possession and use of the drug3. The Canadian government spends $100 million a year enforcing drug laws.4 The criminalization of marijuana does not prevent people from using it, in fact it makes the...

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