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>> medically & legally necessary. (I guess we  cab safely  to
>> ignore the fact that the government is making fistsful of
>> money  from the sale of booze & weed?)
> If the gov't could tax the air we breath, they would.

Except it's awfully hard to control the supply -- as with US booze at one
time. until it became socially unacceptable to make & sell your own, then
they  legalized it with massive taxes. Canada happily levied a "sin tax" on
our own  liquor supplies, too. (& outdid our American friends, in that it's
almost  cheaper to buy a 24-case of US beer in USA than a 6-pack of Canadian
in Canada!

Marijuana was likewise banned, but with greed aforethought, as they knew it 
worked for alcohol. . . oplus Big Pharma kept the pressure on them to prevent 
"unfair" competition, as weed did more good with fewer side effects than so 
many of their potions & pills!

Also, certain industries, like those with millions of acres of pulpwood 
forests, weren't happy with how easily cannabis could supplant them 

Old Man Hearst was thusly motivated to get US Congress to make cannabis, all 
varietals, the most illegal plant/drug, as he dd own millions of acres of 
pulpwood forests that made a tidy profit providing paper for his publications
& to his competitors, too. . 

I think we could certainly use cannabis varietals towards greater health, 
towards cheaper clothing, & as an abundant food source; I'm liking how
they've  found a way to make decomposable plastics from hemp oil. . .

Canada needs to be leading the way in all these, big-time!

If I had funds to invest & grow farms & factories, I would go All-In!

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