Yeah , but we are now talking about Colorado as example , so is the weed industry taxed too high there , or is everything all working there okay ? If it is working out , then you got a model , something to build on and try elsewhere . If the government is making money , they will more than likely want to keep regulating to making it work .
Weed is still illegal at a federal gov't level, and therefore the states that have legalized it recreationally, are breaking federal law.
Meaning that they are cash businesses.
They can't legally put their profits in the bank.
The feds have fortunately turned a blind eye to this so far. Trump has said the federal law against it needs to go away, and it should be left up to the states individually to handle it how the want.
Fortunately it's becoming medically legal in many more states too.
The good/bad really comes down to bs laws though, and thankfully some of those are changing too.
In North Carolina, you can now be caught with up to 10 lbs in your possession, and face a maximum sentence of 3 months in jail. Something that at one time would have gotten you many years in federal prison, and up to life depending on your record.
Many states are going this route lately, weed is still illegal, but being "decriminalized"
Meaning more of a slap on the wrist vs serious charges.
The whole illegal thing, and gateway drug nonsense is all bs anyway.
Weed is so much better than alcohol in so many ways.
People argue about negative effects.
Absoloutely...Anything can have a negative effect if abused.
Everything in moderation.
