Legalizing Marijuana For Health Care
Yesterday on This Week with George Stephanopoulos John Podesta, seen here with a Photoshopped marijuana leaf on his forehead, was an honorary roundtable participant on the subject of wacky weed. He sounded off on how close we are as a country to legalizin' it, man and dropped this bomb of an idea:
"We won't see a full legalization of marijuana until somebody figures out that if you tax it, maybe you can pay for health care."
Hey, that's one way to go green.
Podesta's Center for American Progress doesn't have any literature or essays advocating the legalization of marijuana, but perhaps we're closer to a reefer-endum than we may think. A Gallup poll says 44 percent are in favor of it, meaning we have an epidemic of slackers on our hands.
But the useful tax dollars generated from those who voluntarily buy marijuana — something I'd never do myself — may be one of the strongest selling points for marketing pot as a retail item, right behind the gas station counter next to the lottery tickets.
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