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Think about this: people have been trying to legalize marijuana for decades, and even though it is a relatively harmless substance with several demonstated health benefits, it remains prohibited.



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There are no deep pockets in the "legalize marijuana crowds". Online gambling in the US would be infinitely more profitable than legal marijuana. That is a huge difference between the two issues. Gambling is already legal in certain restricted ways, though much less than the few legal ways to use/grow pot. I would guess that more people in this country are for internet gambling than for the legalization of pot, though that makes little difference. It's all about the money, and the gambling interests have it, and the incentive to make more, while the marijuana "interests" are politically and financial midgets by comparison.

PS. This same whole conspiracy theory occurred to me and some friends as well. I think on some levels it is true, though the challenge to get gambling legalized is not a small one. However, given the amount of money involved I am sure some people are working towards it. Whether or not they succeed is up in the air.