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Originally Posted by A-Bomb  i think it should be legalized i mean, it really isn't that bad... cigarettes are far worse than marijuana is but yet it's legal? i mean weed has been proven to help your eyesight and what not... whatever i dun make the rules :joint:  |
The thing is, marijuana doesn't have the "good ol' boy" network down south like the tobacco industry has.
The tobacco industry has been a strong driver of the economy in the Carolinas for centuries, and thus the individuals/families/companies that have made a fortune off of it can afford to pay lobbyists millions of dollars each year to convince Congress that their industry needs to be protected.
The marijuana industry, even before it became illegal, did not have the same economic infiltration, and certainly does not have the financial resources of the tobacco industry