Lessons from alcohol prohibition--Measure 80 part 6

  10 weeks from now the votes will be counted and hopefully we will have achieved our goal and legalized hemp and cannabis here in Oregon.  Let's continue the summary of what's in the text of Measure 80:

Whereas, the people recall that alcohol prohibition had caused many of the same social ills before being replaced by regulatory laws which, ever since, have granted alcohol users the privilege of buying alcohol from state licensees, imposed strict penalties protecting children, delivered alcohol of sure potency, and generated substantial public revenues; and,

  Luckily, this bit is about as straightforward as you can get.  The repeal of alcohol prohibition brought an end to gangsterism and violence and generated revenue from alcohol use instead of wasting it trying to stop it.  Furthermore, illegal drug dealers do not ask for ID or provide reliable information about the potency and purity of the product they provide, but anyone who wants to sell cannabis legally will be responsible to the law if they want to maintain their license.