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ahtasva t1_j0fauu5 wrote

Reply to comment by Nwk_NJ in Getting permission to sell weed legally in Newark remains an expensive mystery by LateNightNewYork

The idea that weed has to be taxed in order for society to thrive is in my opinion one of the biggest grifts perpetrated on the people of this country. Why tax and "regulate" a substance that is proven to be largely non-habit forming and has orders of magnitude lower negative health effects vs. tobacco or alcohol use?

If we really cared about the well being of our people, we should be giving weed away as a substitute to tobacco and or alcohol use. The only regulation we need is to prohibit minors from consumption.

The sole purpose of regulation and taxation is to enable the state to replace the drug cartels in the supply chain. Only problem is, the state is far more corrupt and incompetent than the worst of the cartels.

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Echos_myron123 t1_j0fzi3f wrote

This post is a great example of why libertarians should not be in charge of legalization or anything for that matter.

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ahtasva t1_j0g3s1y wrote

Classic clown show, heavy on ideology; light on substantive arguments šŸ¤£šŸ¤£.

As entertaining as these empty retorts are; they do get old after a while.

Here is a riddle for you ;

Soda is demonstrably bad for oneā€™s health if consumed consistently, yet it is neither taxed nor regulated. It can be freely advertised and sold to children of any age. In fact it is subsidized through food stamps . The soda companies admit as much ( they lobby congress to not exclude soda from the list of items eligible to be purchased using SNAP). Not to mention the subsidies given out to farmers to produce corn yawns to make syrup.

There is an epidemic of obesity and diabetes in this country. Both are co-morbidities that increase the chances of bad outcomes from other conditions like Covid. These are known and undisputed facts.

Weed does not pose nearly as dire a public health threat.

Why arenā€™t liberals ā€œprotectingā€ their core voting base and children from the ravages of diabetes by taxing and regulating soda?

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Echos_myron123 t1_j0hhixr wrote

People pay a sales tax on soda. Every consumable good is taxed. And soda is regulated by the FDA as is almost everything you eat and drink. You are arguing for zero taxes and zero regulations. That is idiotic.

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LateNightNewYork OP t1_j0gukbw wrote

Bloomberg tried this in NYC, but people (and the soda lobby) cried government overreach.

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