VIDEO - Marijuana Economics discussed at the Commonweath Club on FORA.tv
This discussion is very well balanced and informative and yes, entertaining at times as well.
The discussion includes but is not limited to:
- Estimates of the profitability of a marijuana tax
- Proposed legislation
- How legalization will effect medical marijuana
- Costs of legalized marijuana
- Benefits of legalization
- Heath concerns
- Drug cartels
- Taxation in Oakland
- Criminal justice costs
- The clash between national and local laws
- Legalization and the 2010 elections
- Medical benefits
- Relationship between law enforcement and medical marijuana
- How legalization effects supply and demand
- Causes of substance abuse
- Actual profitability
- Potential of exporting marijuana
- How taxation effects medicinal users
- Controlling illegal distribution after legalization
- Environmental impact of local production
- Punishing illegal growers after legalization
- Predicting changes in consumption habits
- Beating the cartels
This program is the most thorough discussion about the legalization of marijuana that I've ever seen or read about.
The discussion is focused primarily on the situation evolving in California.
I'd like to hear from Kosacks about their experiences in all States.
I'd also like to hear your opinions on the legalization of all illicit drugs (cocaine, heroin, pain killers, etc...).