Marijuana Is Making Colorado So Much Money The State Has To Give Some Back

[randybishop]

Colorado voters knew that passing Amendment 64 would raise tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue from the legal sale of marijuana. What they didn't know, however, was that some of that money would be going right back into their pockets.

Read more: http://mic.com/articles/109764/mari...so-much-money-the-state-has-to-give-some-back

 

[t-dub]

This is the attitude from politicians that I hate. From the article:

As for taxes, lawmakers are confident that voters will approve pot taxes again. "This is what the voters want," said Democratic Senator Pat Steadman, one of the state budget writers. "And if we're going to have [pot], and the constitution says it's legal, we damn well better tax it."

Fuck you Steadman. Why MUST we tax medicine? WHY?

 

[macbill]

Colorado Treats Buyers to One-day Tax Break

Marijuana products across Colorado were nearly tax free on Wednesday — a one-time tax break forced by a quirk in the state Constitution.