Prohibition

Tonight on HBO there is going to be a series called the Boardwalk Empire.  I'm really excited to watch it because it is all about prohibition and the bootleggers that used to smuggle booze into the city and country. I feel as it ties into a debate that many people are having today with legalizing marijuana.  At a certain time like now this substance was illegal because of the law so no one could have alcohol, right now no one can possess marijuana legally.  Once the government found out how much money they were spending on trying to bust people drinking instead of taxing the drinks they repealed the prohibition act.  If the government would take a long look at legalization I feel that they would be able to tax that as well to help out with some of the financial crisis that we are in right now.