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By implementing legislation and taxation on marijuana—the most widely used illicit drug—the government could take advantage of the thousands of new jobs created and the billions of dollars of new income. Due to our dire economic standing, we are in need of entering into new markets in order to stimulate the economy. Studies conducted by states that have decriminalized the drug and implemented taxes on it, have gained millions if not billions from the market.