Another dubious argument some make in favor of drug legalization involves potential income from taxes. With our economy failing, why not legalize drugs and heavily tax them for extra revenue? Because we know from our experience with tobacco and alcohol – two of the highest taxed items in the country – that even the amount brought in by these extraordinary taxes doesn’t come close to covering the costs of these items to society. Plus, as Sabet points out, when an intoxicant is legal “powerful business interests have an incentive to encourage use.” We have seen this with alcoholic drinks like Four Loko marketed dangerously to teens. - See more at: http://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/prohibition-not-repeatable-but-not-a-failure/#sthash.aSABBSb4.dpuf