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i agree with all of your points except that about cultivation.
theres a BIG difference between growing a plant and harvesting MJ, and producing your own alcohol.
firstly, weed is just that, a weed. it thrives in many conditions, and to legalize the product from the plant, intrinsically legalizes the plant itself (cannabis plants are only illegal in that they produce THC laden marijuana. without THC products illegalized, the plant is legalized). The plant can quite easily grow on its own in the woods, and if someone HAPPENED to put the seeds there, it would then constitute a crime. (i know im taking this to the extreme, and clearly its easy to prove that someone with a complex expensive grow operation is growing for consumption, not by accident). For example though tobacco is legalized for consumption/possesion etc. and is a multi-million dollar industry, with STRONG sway in washington, it is TOTALLY legal for anyone to grow their own tobacco plants. Its not common, because the curing of tobacco is complicated, and many plants would be required to yield an appreciable amount (tobacco is used in much higher quantities than weed obviously)
secondly, misproduction of alcohol, and illegally produced alcohol is extremely dangerous. Hundreds of thousands of people die every year from illegaly/poorly produced alcohol, being tainted and poisonous. It is almost impossible to grow weed that is poisonous to smoke. Lacing with another drug is besides the point, because those drugs would be illicit.
otherwise I really doubt that the government would OPERATE grows, or personally produce weed. That isnt their business, too much effort. They would let capitalism run rampant, and huge commercial grow operations would start pumping out weed, STRICTLY regualated by the government. Stores would start to sell weed, and be responsible for taxing it just as any product, as opposed to special government offices that grow/process/sell weed, totally not cost effective.
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