I've been saying this for years

Not only would this create additional revenue through local sales taxes but it would also create jobs which would provide federal and state revenue through taxes. In addition the amount of money wasted on prosecuting and incarceration also adds up to a small fortune. Why fight something you can't win while at the same time generating lots of revenue on the local, state and federal level. It seems like a fairly logical argument to me. Lets hope our government can see this too.