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In an effort to increase the state’s cash flow, California is looking at legalizing and taxing marijuana. This is beyond hypocritical.

How can something be wrong until “they” say it isn’t? How can selling marijuana be illegal one day and legal the next?

That is not ethics. There is no morality in jailing someone for a crime and then suddenly deciding it’s legal because you need tax income. This is outrageous and upsetting to me on many levels.

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Comments

1. It’s not ethics, it’s law.  Keeping marijuana illegal isn’t about whether it’s right or wrong, it’s about the “danger” it poses to society and individuals.  So the question isn’t a moral one; it’s just a balance.  Which is better for the state of California: the extra revenue from marijuana taxes, or the health and other benefits of keeping it illegal?

   — Arthur 

1. Also, it is not illegal in California. It is legal for medicinal purposes. So the state clearly recognizes the potential health benefits.

   — Jeff 

1. Law isn’t about what is right and wrong? I ask this because I determine ethics to be about what is right and wrong.

   I don’t care if marijuana is legal or not. I mean, I guess I do but I’m pretty apathetic about the whole issue. I just think California is being ethically hypocritical by deciding that something is no longer illegal because they need money.

   — Nate 

1. Right and wrong is an odd question to ask - Right and wrong for whom?
   Is it OK for one to use marijuana?  Probably, the problem comes in when it endangers many.

   The drug trade isn’t a joke, if drug dealers cannot sell pot anymore they have to move on to other drugs or quit.  Drug money, as California noticed, is pretty darn good - so I don’t see dealers quitting, I just see them moving on to other drugs that are worse.

   — The Nooge 

1. I just don’t grep the concept that at one moment something can be illegal, conceptually to protect the citizens of California (or the USA) and then due to a messed up budget the State can say, “Oh wait! It’s actually legal to sell marijuana. Our apologies to everyone we’ve imprisoned, you’re now free to go.”

   What did America do to people who were jailed during prohibition? Were there ever unlawful imprisonment cases tried against the State/Nation?

   — Nate 

1. Governor Schwarzenegger may support the legalization of Marijuana since he is from Hollywood.

   — Asian Girl 

1. I honestly believe that they would never be able to legalize marijuana. Millions of dollars are spend every year to combat the traffic of this drug, and they will never say yes to legal distribution at least in the United States.

   — Home Accents 

1. Legal or not the old question. Is it more bad then alcohol. I think no.

   — Geld 

1. I think this is less of an issue of monetary gain and more of an ethics issue as you stated before. The prohibition on marijuana in the states is outdated! We have known for many years not that alcohol is more harmful than marijuana. IF you don’t think so do some research get informed. GOOGLE IT. Education on cannabis is need badly.

   — Grow Cannabis 

1. I’m surprised Schwarzenegger would consider this, being the Conservative that he is.

   — Stu 

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