Lately we have had some politicians push for making pot legal. It makes sense to them. As in dollars and cents. Because they want to tax it.

I predict we will eventually see pot legalized. And for the above reason. The politicians want to tax it. Their motto is “Let no sin go untaxed.”

A couple of states have already legalized pot and collect tax from it. In several states you can possess pot and barely get a slap on the fingers if you are caught. But the latest push is to make marijuana legal across the country. And, of course, to then tax it.

In the push we will hear lots of talk about regulating pot. If we regulate it we can ensure it is safer. Also, we can use the money to treat addicts. We can stop wasting police money chasing down potheads. Right.

You can file all those arguments under propaganda. The real reason for legalizing pot is to rake in more money for governments to spend.

You might have noticed we have created a pattern in this regard. Long ago, politicians learned to tax sin. “Long ago” really means that. The Great Wall of China was financed in part by money from lotteries. That was in 200 BC. Augustus Caesar ran a lottery. He raised money with it to repair Rome. We came, we saw, we gambled. My Latin is always wrong: Veni, vidi, Vegas.