Legalize it fully, though, and the real economics will shift radically.
We should legalize it, tax it, and make laws against irresponsible use and distribution, so that people can see the truth, and after an initial spike, usage will slowly but steadily dwindle.
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More conservative members of Illinois' Republican Party have been trying to oust Pat Brady for months, largely because he took a position in favor of gay marriage when a bill to legalize it was before the Legislature earlier this year.
If society is unwilling to condemn its use and enforce the law, then we should legalize it, tax it heavily (to price it about half of what it currently costs), and apply DUI laws to anyone driving under the influence.
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If those here illegally are given an opportunity to legalize, it would most likely require them to show how long they've been in the United States and what kind of roots they've put down, he said.
Congress must act to legalize cellphone unlocking substantively, but then it must legalize other technologies that have been banned without explanation.
You know, we're going to get Congress to legalize undocumented workers, it's just a matter of when.
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While New York is not the first state to legalize gay marriage, it is by far the largest.
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If the General Assembly votes to legalize the practice, it would be the first state legislature to do so.
Samokhval said her ailing father will ask a judge to legalize their home before it's torn down and ensure that the family gets a new one.
Despite this, Moriba agreed that whatever comes of this Latino-driven groundswell to legalize undocumented workers, it will affect all immigrants in this country for good or bad.
Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli government said Tuesday that it has decided to legalize the status of three settlement posts that were built in the West Bank during the 1990's.
Not only will the plan legalize the formerly illegal, but it will hugely increase future immigration flows of both permanent and temporary workers: agriculture workers, technology workers, even ski instructors.
The request comes just days after the Israeli government said it had decided to legalize the status of three other settlements that were built in the West Bank during the 1990s.
When you legalize those who are in the country illegally, it costs taxpayers millions of dollars, costs American workers thousands of jobs and encourages more illegal immigration.
In Massachusetts, it's the only state to legalize gay marriage.
"When you legalize those who are in the country illegally, it costs taxpayers millions of dollars, costs American workers thousands of jobs and encourages more illegal immigration, " said Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, who serves on the immigration subcommittee in the House.
Lawmakers in New Zealand last week made it the first country in the Asia Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage.
So if we really want to level the playing field, it may be time to head in the other direction: legalize performance enhancers.
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Democrats would likely support mandatory E-Verify if coupled with ways to make it easier to work legally in the United States and to legalize many of the those now working in the country without legal status.
It was not until 2004 that Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage.
But in recent years, its political center of gravity has tilted leftward: It went for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, voted to legalize recreational marijuana last year, and state lawmakers this year voted to allow civil unions for same-sex couples.
The BCPM will legalize the formation of Board of Computing Professionals, which will oversee the registration of IT professionals in this country.
We should have known that it wouldn't take long for someone in congress to take up the fight to re-legalize cellphone unlocking.
If it is approved, Illinois would be the 10th state, plus the District of Columbia, to legalize same-sex marriage, according to Lambda Legal, a gay rights organization.
Before we can legalize your status, you have to accept the wrong that was done and someone has to make amends for it -- if not you, then the person who broke the rules.
"It wouldn't surprise me if in the next decade there would be a Latin American agreement to legalize drugs, " he said.
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