"An epidemic of medical marijuana"

The problem, as The Lede commenter, Mac, writes, is not that young men in their 20s are suddenly hit with aches, pains, and depression, but rather that they have to "discover" these ailments in order to get a safe, secure supply of part of...a plant.

And this strikes me as odd. If states politicians are concerned about the need to suddenly regulate medical marijuana dispensaries (or else!), isn't that what taxes paid on regulated products are for.