[SteveA]

I agree if they wanted to add taxes and regulations to marajuana and prostitution, it causes more problems than it solves and funds more intervention in other areas as well. They should instead pass these decisions of how to address them best down to local governments - some communitees may want to keep them restricted, some might not, some might want to regulate etc. Decentralization is less prone to abuse and provides a greater freedom for communities to address these issues in a manner they feel is appropriate - adding new government industries just seems like more problems awaiting (picture what motivation government would have if it effectively controlled a monopoly in these industries ... look at our commercial drug industries and the legal games they play and government subsidies we pay for to get an idea).