Evan marijuana : Conservatives concerned by spending ignore cost of failed war on drugs . $ 2.5 trillion spent on war on drugs ; crime , violence , drug use are the result , he says . Taxation on Wood could generate $ 2.5 trillion a year in tax revenue , writes Wood . Conservatives more likely to report marijuana use than people in the United States , he says , where it 's legal .
Evan Wood : Conservatives concerned by spending ignore cost of failed war on drugs . $ 2.5 trillion spent on war on drugs ; crime , violence , drug use are the result , he says . Taxation on marijuana could generate $ 1.4 billion a year in tax revenue , writes Wood . Americans more likely to report marijuana use than people in Netherlands , he says , where it 's legal .