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ELI5: Why aren't Republicans more supportive of marijuana legalization?

Prohibition is a function of "big government" that infringes on personal liberty - two things the GOP supposedly hates. Legalization brings more revenue - which Republicans love (who doesn't?) Yet there's no big push to legalize it  - why?
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The GOP has *never* been opposed to "big government". GOP Presidents have presided over some of the largest expansions of government in history. The term "conservative" as applied to politics, means resistant to change. That's what the GOP is. They want things the way they've always been, or even the way they used to be, because the way they've always been has been good for them.

Also, most of their voters are old, white, and don't like drugs. They've lost the black vote, they've lost the Hispanic vote, they've lost the women's vote, they've lost the educated vote, and they've lost the youth vote. They can't afford to lose the grumpy, old, white men's vote.