Is Legalization Really Responsible for More Car Crashes?

[PatrickforO]

2. Well it is a significant increase, that's for sure. However,

As you point out, moving from 6 to 19 is miniscule statistically. Unless, of course, you're in the family of the people affected - so I too am not minimizing their suffering.

It is high stakes. In Colorado where I reside, recreational marijuana sales topped $50 million monthly recently while medical marijuana sales exceed $35 million per month.

Lots of people watching this - it is a billion dollar business in JUST Colorado, which represents all of 1.5% of GDP. Take that to its conclusion, and you have the potential for a $100 billion plus industry. At minimum, because there's also untapped market potential in hemp fibers, hemp oil and hemp seeds, which rival soy in nutritional value.

Arrayed against that are the police departments, private prisons and their growing slave labor force, the Dept of Corrections and the DEA, all of whom will lose money if pot is legalized. So, yeah, they will latch onto anything to delay it so those profits keep rolling in.