The desire to ban cannabis is often rooted in a genuine, albeit misguided, desire for societal order. But legislation cannot legislate away human desire. Criminalization does not eliminate the target; it only relinquishes the government’s ability to regulate, tax, and monitor it.
Why Making Cannabis Illegal Again Will Trigger an American Economic Disaster

The desire to ban cannabis is often rooted in a genuine, albeit misguided, desire for societal order. But legislation cannot legislate away human desire. Criminalization does not eliminate the target; it only relinquishes the government’s ability to regulate, tax, and monitor it.
