$20M marijuana bust is one of Cook Co.'s largest :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime

$20M marijuana bust is one of Cook Co.'s largest :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime

Hey budget deprived States and cities, do the math. 20 million bucks, multiplied at 10 bucks for a pack of 20 (like cigarettes), and include your 10% sales tax, license tax, business tax, vendor tax, entertainment tax, and all the other nonsensical taxes you can think of, and your budgets are out of the red.

You so-called elected officials already know that 20 million will double, or even triple in profit for your coffers if you do the math right.

Legalize marijuana, and you take out the criminal enterprise. These clowns on the streets do not have planes, trucks, and boats that bring this stuff here. You and all the rest of us know how it gets here. Bribes, and incompetence is how. So stop acting like you are baffled. The "War on Drugs" is a complete failure. Legalize marijuana, tax the hell out of it, and get your budgets in order so you can have fully staffed police, fire, paramedics, teachers, and mental health facilities.