Taxes On Recreational Pot Sales in Denver Could Top 35 Percent

That's fine.

There are plenty of people that have their own vegetable gardens and even raise their own meat.

It's when they try and sell it that the government becomes involved. As it should.

Yes, of course. The State should get a piece of every single transaction out there. Because...well, because they are an organized system of robbery, who also runs a protections racket.

The Federal and State Constitutions establish a system of taxation and regulation of trade.

There are countries around the globe that do not have that.

You might want to check into the results.

Results? You mean free people able to conduct voluntary exchange without the extortion of a third party? Oh my god, the fuckin horror!! :rolleyes:
 
Yes, of course. The State should get a piece of every single transaction out there. Because...well, because they are an organized system of robbery, who also runs a protections racket.

The Federal and State Constitutions establish a system of taxation and regulation of trade.

There are countries around the globe that do not have that.

You might want to check into the results.

Results? You mean free people able to conduct voluntary exchange without the extortion of a third party? Oh my god, the fuckin horror!! :rolleyes:

Yup.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi_wZMYY_PM]Irtokte Gun market in Mogadishu, Somalia - YouTube[/ame]

Ain't it grand?

Pack your bags. It's paradise there.
 
The Federal and State Constitutions establish a system of taxation and regulation of trade.

There are countries around the globe that do not have that.

You might want to check into the results.

Results? You mean free people able to conduct voluntary exchange without the extortion of a third party? Oh my god, the fuckin horror!! :rolleyes:

Yup.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi_wZMYY_PM]Irtokte Gun market in Mogadishu, Somalia - YouTube[/ame]

Ain't it grand?

Pack your bags. It's paradise there.

:cuckoo:

The old last resort, "i have no argument" turn to Somalia deal.

You prance out stupid like no other, Shallow.
 
I think that they might as well, they make 40% on cigarettes in my state.

Taxes On Recreational Pot Sales Could Top 35 Percent


The taxes on recreational marijuana might go a lot higher than first thought. Smokers buying at shops in Denver may pay up to 35 percent in taxes.

Colorado voters will be asked to approve two state taxes totaling 25 percent on all retail marijuana sales in the November election. They may be asked to approve an additional city tax for Denver.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to add an additional five to 10 percent city tax on top of that.

Hancock said the money is needed to pay the costs of regulating the drug.

Critics complain severe taxes would destroy a new industry already approved by voters.

The Denver City Council has until August to decide if the tax question will go on the November ballot.

State tax amounts of 15 and 10 percent also need approval from voters.

Taxes On Recreational Pot Sales Could Top 35 Percent « CBS Denver


That's a drastic reduction in the normal tax on recreational pot use in most of the country - which is about $500 - $2000 and up to 6 months in jail.
 
I think that they might as well, they make 40% on cigarettes in my state.

Taxes On Recreational Pot Sales Could Top 35 Percent


The taxes on recreational marijuana might go a lot higher than first thought. Smokers buying at shops in Denver may pay up to 35 percent in taxes.

Colorado voters will be asked to approve two state taxes totaling 25 percent on all retail marijuana sales in the November election. They may be asked to approve an additional city tax for Denver.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to add an additional five to 10 percent city tax on top of that.

Hancock said the money is needed to pay the costs of regulating the drug.

Critics complain severe taxes would destroy a new industry already approved by voters.

The Denver City Council has until August to decide if the tax question will go on the November ballot.

State tax amounts of 15 and 10 percent also need approval from voters.

Taxes On Recreational Pot Sales Could Top 35 Percent « CBS Denver


That's a drastic reduction in the normal tax on recreational pot use in most of the country - which is about $500 - $2000 and up to 6 months in jail.

Oooooh. Really gets the old leg tingling doesn't it?
 
Even with the taxes legal pot should be cheaper than its illegal cousin. You are not paying the "criminal tax" anymore that inflates the cost of anything you have to smuggle or hide from law enforcement.
 
If the government levies huge taxes on pot they are inviting a black market.

And that is, I suspect what they want.

Remember that laws against POT are (and always have been) as much tool to justify a police/criminal justice state as they are a revenue source.
 
The Federal and State Constitutions establish a system of taxation and regulation of trade.

There are countries around the globe that do not have that.

You might want to check into the results.

Results? You mean free people able to conduct voluntary exchange without the extortion of a third party? Oh my god, the fuckin horror!! :rolleyes:

Yup.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi_wZMYY_PM]Irtokte Gun market in Mogadishu, Somalia - YouTube[/ame]

Ain't it grand?

Pack your bags. It's paradise there.

Just to really pour some salt in shallow's bankruptcy on Samolia:

Somalia Could Use a Good Dose of Anarchy

....Indeed Somalia functions well as a stateless society for most of its history.

Many stateless institutions such as the Somali legal system (Xeer) and money transfer system (Hawala) are proven successes, and not worth interfering with. Until the British and Italian adventures into the Horn of Africa, the region had never really known the statehood that has been imposed upon it. Indeed the tragedies that have blighted Somalia in the decades since independence have almost all had at their genesis stupid, arrogant, and mismanaged government intervention. When examining what to do in Somalia foreign governments, policy officials, and others should consider letting anarchy rule in Somalia, especially if the welfare of the Somalis is their motivating concern. Statelessness would deliver better results for Somalis than any pan-national humanitarian or peacekeeping plan.

While the situation in Somalia is poor in absolute terms, progress was made during statelessness. As economists like Prof. Leeson has pointed out, under statelessness life expectancy and access to health facilities increased, infant mortality was reduced, and extreme poverty dropped rapidly. There were also encouraging signs of material improvement, with the number of televisions and radios per 1,000 people increasing. In the mid-1990s violence dropped after the collapse of the government.

Perhaps the best argument for anarchy in Somalia is that there are already traditions in place which Somalis trust and have used for centuries. The property based legal code, Xeer, is an effective legal system that decentralizes legal power and allows for a high degree of specialization. Because the system is property-focused it is primarily based on compensation, rather than based on punitive measures, reducing violence and doing away with incarceration. Even today, Xeer is widely used throughout Somalia.....

Now, back to the topic at hand...
 
Good lord you are one dense person...I know what the constitution is and it sure in the hell doesn't give the government to do 90% of the things they do today.

Why, exactly, do you say that, if you know what the constitution is?

And..no..

The Anarchist Cookbook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

^That's not the Constitution I am referring too. It may be yours.

Constitution of the United States - Official

^This is the one the US follows.
Show me where it says in the constitution the government can spy on its citizens,force them to buy health insurance,force us to have drivers licenses,insurance,tags,wear a seat belt,detain citizens for good without charge..ah hell man like I said 99% of the things the government does was NEVER allowed by the constitution...but people have stopped caring about the constitution so the government has decided to do what it wants.
 
Higher than first thought? What were they thinking? Of course they are going to tax it as high (pardon the pun) as they can.
 
It's a plant. it grows like a weed. Hence the slang term "weed". People who want to procure it and not get thrown in jail over it, or pay an extortion fee, will simply grow their own.

Sure they will. It's a no brainer. Then backyard pot growers will be busted just like they are now, the charge will be different. It will be tax evasion.

Ridiculous.

My girlfriend grows herbs, vegetables and spices on our terrace.

There is no law against that.

What's the tax on herbs, vegetables and spices?
 
Even with the taxes legal pot should be cheaper than its illegal cousin. You are not paying the "criminal tax" anymore that inflates the cost of anything you have to smuggle or hide from law enforcement.

except with legal pot you are sure to pay the tax. With illegal pot it is unlikely. Especially since there is no way to look at pot and tell whether it came from a legal or illegal source.
So illegal pot will always be cheaper than legal pot in places where they legalize it. Watch for tax busts of illegal pot farms and bootleggers. The narco libtards have been sold a false bargain.
 
Even with the taxes legal pot should be cheaper than its illegal cousin. You are not paying the "criminal tax" anymore that inflates the cost of anything you have to smuggle or hide from law enforcement.

except with legal pot you are sure to pay the tax. With illegal pot it is unlikely. Especially since there is no way to look at pot and tell whether it came from a legal or illegal source.
So illegal pot will always be cheaper than legal pot in places where they legalize it. Watch for tax busts of illegal pot farms and bootleggers. The narco libtards have been sold a false bargain.

Yes, there is a way to look at "pot" and tell if it has been purchased "illegally". Which is one reason that black market businesses do not want the state legalizing, regulating or taxing the industry.

They will, and can, destroy decades of strain cultivation.
 
Even with the taxes legal pot should be cheaper than its illegal cousin. You are not paying the "criminal tax" anymore that inflates the cost of anything you have to smuggle or hide from law enforcement.

except with legal pot you are sure to pay the tax. With illegal pot it is unlikely. Especially since there is no way to look at pot and tell whether it came from a legal or illegal source.
So illegal pot will always be cheaper than legal pot in places where they legalize it. Watch for tax busts of illegal pot farms and bootleggers. The narco libtards have been sold a false bargain.

Yes, there is a way to look at "pot" and tell if it has been purchased "illegally". Which is one reason that black market businesses do not want the state legalizing, regulating or taxing the industry.

They will, and can, destroy decades of strain cultivation.

And what is that way, oh horticulture master?
 
except with legal pot you are sure to pay the tax. With illegal pot it is unlikely. Especially since there is no way to look at pot and tell whether it came from a legal or illegal source.
So illegal pot will always be cheaper than legal pot in places where they legalize it. Watch for tax busts of illegal pot farms and bootleggers. The narco libtards have been sold a false bargain.

Yes, there is a way to look at "pot" and tell if it has been purchased "illegally". Which is one reason that black market businesses do not want the state legalizing, regulating or taxing the industry.

They will, and can, destroy decades of strain cultivation.

And what is that way, oh horticulture master?

By capping THC content on it. Making the heavier content "illegal" and regulating it as such. In order to break down black markets.

Think of it this way, it's illegal to make moonshine, yet alcohol is legal and a quasi-controlled substance.
 
Yes, there is a way to look at "pot" and tell if it has been purchased "illegally". Which is one reason that black market businesses do not want the state legalizing, regulating or taxing the industry.

They will, and can, destroy decades of strain cultivation.

And what is that way, oh horticulture master?

By capping THC content on it. Making the heavier content "illegal" and regulating it as such. In order to break down black markets.

Think of it this way, it's illegal to make moonshine, yet alcohol is legal and a quasi-controlled substance.

OK, so there is no way to look at it and tell whether it is legal or not.
Thanks for proving my point.
 
Colorado will rue the day they legalized this crap. Half their population is going to be walking around stoned.
 
And what is that way, oh horticulture master?

By capping THC content on it. Making the heavier content "illegal" and regulating it as such. In order to break down black markets.

Think of it this way, it's illegal to make moonshine, yet alcohol is legal and a quasi-controlled substance.

OK, so there is no way to look at it and tell whether it is legal or not.
Thanks for proving my point.

Yes, there is.

You'd have to actually understand the plant beyond "it's pot" to do so, and when regulators and law enforcement start setting up those types of rules, it'll be as easy as seeing that moonshine isn't store bought either. No two strains of mary look the same, and the content is easily separated.

For instance, it's extremely easy to identify mexican brick sensi against hydro-grown indicas or Kush.

Maybe not to someone who knows nothing about it, but to the trained eye it's an easy identification process. Same as moonshine.
 

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