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/^t/The legalization of marijuana would allow the government to raise money from selling it. As for now only smugglers have the oppotunity to benefit from selling marijuana. At the same time the government not only has no profits, but it has to spend a lot of money on catching smugglers and dealers as well. At this point some people will strongly oppose my idea and say that it is immoral to take advantage of drugs by selling them. But let us have a look at the present situation in our country. The government earns millions of dollars selling cigarettes and alcoholic drinks. And probably it will never change because those products are a most important source of the government's income. So why should not marijuana become a comparably profitable means of raising money?