how a recession could easily be avoided?

[dshiznitsixt9]

Legalize MJ.
Tax it with state tax, as well as a federal 4% tax added.. (That would make MJ taxable at 10% here in maryland)...
On a federal note, they would be getting $4 for every $100 spent on weed bought LEGALLY, and how many people in this country smoke reefs? id say a good portion of state and federal debt would be reduced or eliminated..

[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.

[ncjuggalo987]

I agree, I think marijuana would help the economy greatly. Maybe they're planning to wait on the oil to run out to monopolize marijuana? Probably not but it's possible.

[dshiznitsixt9]

Cars that run on marijuana...the better the weed.. the better the gas mileage.. imagine the possibilities lol

[tittiefish]

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.

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."

[nosemonster]

Originally Posted by dshiznitsixt9

Cars that run on marijuana...the better the weed.. the better the gas mileage.. imagine the possibilities lol

Now thats thinking outside of the box!

[murderouspanda]

Originally Posted by dshiznitsixt9

Cars that run on marijuana...the better the weed.. the better the gas mileage.. imagine the possibilities lol

with my hemi sour diesel I get 40+ mpg