Pubdate: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 Source: Chicago Tribune (IL) Copyright: 2009 Chicago Tribune Company Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/IuiAC7IZ Website: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/82 Author: Stephen Young BEYOND ALCOHOL Smart alcohol users ought to join the effort to tax and regulate cannabis. Why should drinkers bear the brunt of government waste? Instead of paying taxes, cannabis consumers are targeted by law enforcement. When the state could be generating new revenue, it continues to do the exact opposite: waste limited taxpayer money with cannabis prohibition enforcement. Avoid the next alcohol tax hike by regulating marijuana now. Stephen Young Schaumburg - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake