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July 30, 2010 at 12:48 PM #17776July 30, 2010 at 1:37 PM #584531
jpinpb
ParticipantI read that in 1933 the State of Virginia
calculated that it was losing $600,000 to $1,000,000 a year in tax revenue by continuing to ban the sale of alcohol.No one wants to raise taxes. The legalization of marijuana is the equivalent of repealing alcohol. The tax revenue that can be generated would be huge. Banning it all these years have just cost us money enforcing it. It has only created ultra rich drug lords. People do it anyway. Might as well make it legal.
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.
July 30, 2010 at 1:37 PM #585158ParticipantI read that in 1933 the State of Virginia
calculated that it was losing $600,000 to $1,000,000 a year in tax revenue by continuing to ban the sale of alcohol.No one wants to raise taxes. The legalization of marijuana is the equivalent of repealing alcohol. The tax revenue that can be generated would be huge. Banning it all these years have just cost us money enforcing it. It has only created ultra rich drug lords. People do it anyway. Might as well make it legal.
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.
July 30, 2010 at 1:37 PM #585266ParticipantI read that in 1933 the State of Virginia
calculated that it was losing $600,000 to $1,000,000 a year in tax revenue by continuing to ban the sale of alcohol.No one wants to raise taxes. The legalization of marijuana is the equivalent of repealing alcohol. The tax revenue that can be generated would be huge. Banning it all these years have just cost us money enforcing it. It has only created ultra rich drug lords. People do it anyway. Might as well make it legal.
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.
July 30, 2010 at 1:37 PM #585568ParticipantI read that in 1933 the State of Virginia
calculated that it was losing $600,000 to $1,000,000 a year in tax revenue by continuing to ban the sale of alcohol.No one wants to raise taxes. The legalization of marijuana is the equivalent of repealing alcohol. The tax revenue that can be generated would be huge. Banning it all these years have just cost us money enforcing it. It has only created ultra rich drug lords. People do it anyway. Might as well make it legal.
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.
July 30, 2010 at 1:37 PM #584622ParticipantI read that in 1933 the State of Virginia
calculated that it was losing $600,000 to $1,000,000 a year in tax revenue by continuing to ban the sale of alcohol.No one wants to raise taxes. The legalization of marijuana is the equivalent of repealing alcohol. The tax revenue that can be generated would be huge. Banning it all these years have just cost us money enforcing it. It has only created ultra rich drug lords. People do it anyway. Might as well make it legal.
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.
July 30, 2010 at 1:52 PM #585168Arraya
Participant[quote=jpinpb]
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.[/quote]
I was friends with medium size grower back in the late 90s. His biggest fear was legalization. Most likely it will collapse prices some 50-80%. Not a bad gig, though, 5 months worth of work and pull in about 200-300K…cash. He retired 4-5 years ago and lives in Belize now.
July 30, 2010 at 1:52 PM #584632Participant[quote=jpinpb]
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.[/quote]
I was friends with medium size grower back in the late 90s. His biggest fear was legalization. Most likely it will collapse prices some 50-80%. Not a bad gig, though, 5 months worth of work and pull in about 200-300K…cash. He retired 4-5 years ago and lives in Belize now.
July 30, 2010 at 1:52 PM #584541Participant[quote=jpinpb]
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.[/quote]
I was friends with medium size grower back in the late 90s. His biggest fear was legalization. Most likely it will collapse prices some 50-80%. Not a bad gig, though, 5 months worth of work and pull in about 200-300K…cash. He retired 4-5 years ago and lives in Belize now.
July 30, 2010 at 1:52 PM #585578Participant[quote=jpinpb]
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.[/quote]
I was friends with medium size grower back in the late 90s. His biggest fear was legalization. Most likely it will collapse prices some 50-80%. Not a bad gig, though, 5 months worth of work and pull in about 200-300K…cash. He retired 4-5 years ago and lives in Belize now.
July 30, 2010 at 1:52 PM #585276Participant[quote=jpinpb]
At this point, I think the people who would protest it becoming legal are drug dealers.[/quote]
I was friends with medium size grower back in the late 90s. His biggest fear was legalization. Most likely it will collapse prices some 50-80%. Not a bad gig, though, 5 months worth of work and pull in about 200-300K…cash. He retired 4-5 years ago and lives in Belize now.
July 30, 2010 at 2:16 PM #585173DataAgent
ParticipantI’m with you jp… I think passing Prop 19 would result in a much-needed tax windfall. However, I read both political parties (Dems and Reps) are against it. Since most people vote somewhat along party lines, how could Prop 19 ever pass?
July 30, 2010 at 2:16 PM #585583ParticipantI’m with you jp… I think passing Prop 19 would result in a much-needed tax windfall. However, I read both political parties (Dems and Reps) are against it. Since most people vote somewhat along party lines, how could Prop 19 ever pass?
July 30, 2010 at 2:16 PM #584637ParticipantI’m with you jp… I think passing Prop 19 would result in a much-needed tax windfall. However, I read both political parties (Dems and Reps) are against it. Since most people vote somewhat along party lines, how could Prop 19 ever pass?
July 30, 2010 at 2:16 PM #584546ParticipantI’m with you jp… I think passing Prop 19 would result in a much-needed tax windfall. However, I read both political parties (Dems and Reps) are against it. Since most people vote somewhat along party lines, how could Prop 19 ever pass?
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