MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN TEXAS? NO THANKS! (3)

And the saga goes on. A guy by the name of Steve Elliott responded to my comments on Hair Balls. No matter what anyone says, the indisputable fact is that Colorado’s medical marijuana law, like Kookfornia’s, has turned into a de facto legalization of pot.
　
HERE ARE ELLIOTT’S COMMENTS:
　
Howie, if you really believe that increases your credibility in this argument -- empty threats of arguments that don't exist, made by a "former narcotic officer," no less -- then you have an even more tenuous grip on the reality of the situation than your initial painfully spelling-challenged spews would indicate.
　
Here's the deal: You've made a profession out of ruining people's lives for choosing to use possibly the safest psychoactive substance known to mankind.
　
Don't expect any respect for that, "Professor of Criminal Justice" or not.
　
AND HEERE IS MY RESPONSE TO STEVE ELLIOTT AND MY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON WILL BREATHES’ TAX BONANZA CLAIMS:
　
Steve
　
Am I embarrassed about my spelling errors. Yes and no. I happen to be visually impaired and it is hard for me to proof-read the small font in Hair Ball's comment box.
　
That aside, you are full of it! I've arrested lots of people on drug charges but I never ruined their lives. They ruined their own lives when they knowingly chose to break the law.
　
Contrary to your pot-laced attack on me, there are plenty of good reasons why marijuana should not be legalized. Pot is not the innocuous substance you and others would have us believe. And as for reality, I have a far better grip on it than you appear to have.
　
And while we’re at it, Will Breathes is being somewhat disingenuous when he talks about the fees and taxes collected in Colorado. On August 1, there were 717 dispensaries, 271 marijuana-infused product manufacturers and 1,071 grow facilities -- in total earning the state $7.34 million in fees. Will is flat-out wrong when he says medical marijuana generates "hundreds of millions in local tax dollars."
　
Last year, Colorado Springs collected $111,000 total from the sale of marijuana and marijuana-infused products, such as brownies, lotions and teas. In the first four months of this year, the city has collected $123,000. The city of Denver collected $1,023,308 between December and April. In March, the city collected $226,492, the highest reported collection to date. However, both Colorado Springs and Denver officials are quick to point out that the figures represent less than 1 percent of all sales taxes collected.
　
Sales of medical marijuana and marijuana-laced products in Colorado Springs topped $1.6 million in April alone. That and the large number of licensees just goes to prove that a law passed with good intentions has been perverted by doctors who are writing a ton of scrips for pot heads who do not suffer from any qualifying ailments.