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Cannabis

MADem

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3. Evidence keeps rolling in that Colorado is making a bundle, and other states would

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 04:31 AM

Feb 2016

do well to follow suit.

The "dry" counties have to tax the shit out of their residents, because they don't get any income from beer, wine and liquor sales.

It's the same with cannabis. The states should legalize it, regulate it, and tax it--not too robustly, but sufficiently so that they can use the money for good things--schools, roads, underserved populations, e.g.

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Why US can’t ignore Colorado’s pot ‘experiment [View all] Jesus Malverde Feb 2016 OP

K&R! TeamPooka Feb 2016 #1

These idiots always try to pretend that CO is the only state. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #2

Evidence keeps rolling in that Colorado is making a bundle, and other states would MADem Feb 2016 #3

Those articles are written by people apparently on a different planet. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #4

The POLICE don't want to enforce those dumb laws. MADem Feb 2016 #5

I really think when it comes to weed, the whole "cartel" noise is a bunch of propaganda BS anyway. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #6

Prohibition is directly responsible for the cartels.. mountain grammy Feb 2016 #7

Why not, it seems this article and everyone else ignores the fact that it's not just Colorado but Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #8