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Originally Posted by gunk
Not to mention the money saved on not sending kids to jail for minor offenses.
But I don't think weed's gonna take us out of a recession. But with the economy on everyone's mind these days I wouldn't be suprized if there's more pressure to push legalization through.
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Here's why legalization could bring us out of a recession: When we talk about legalization most of us see it as legalization for smokable weed but we don't think about other industries which will be created by legalization. If marijuana were legal it could literally save the American family farmer, create jobs that were not there before in hundreds of other hemp industries like processing and manufacturing, i.e. paper, fabric, rope, building materials, food products, oils and fuels for automotive and industrial use, etc. plus it would keep more American dollars in the U.S. by eliminating the need to import hemp products. Production of hemp oil could reduce our dependency on foreign oil, and as mentioned we would save billions by not having to arrest and incarcerate non-violent marijuana offenders, the taxation on MJ sold for recreational use at both the state and national level . . . . . The list goes on and on, those are just a handful of ways marijuana can bring us out of a recession. I'm not even going to get into the positive environmental benefits. It's just like our pal Jack Herrer says "marijuana can save world."
