Nice piece over at the Village Voice Blog by Tessa Stuart, in which Ms. Stuart writes that in light of the recent positive polling, it may be time to "unearth that report commissioned by former Comptroller John Liu back in August: "Regulating and Taxing Marijuana: the Fiscal Impact on New York."
Among the reasons is the following: "Liu's office estimated that allowing medical marijuana and legalizing personal possession of up to one ounce of marijuana could raise $431 million dollars total for New York City -- $400 million in excise and sales taxes and an additional $31 million saved in law enforcement and court costs." A link to Liu's report is on the 2nd page after the jump. h/t Village Voice and Ms. Tessa Stuart