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re: Spicer is non-committal on fedgov staying away from state-legal MJ

Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:32 pm to
Posted by MrLarson
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:32 pm to
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Colorado just collected $100 million in sales tax related to MJ sales.


They shouldn't collect any tax from it.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:32 pm to
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Dear Future Oppo Researchers,

that boat sank over a decade ago
Posted by Iosh
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:33 pm to
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Priority is ICE rolling in to town to scoop up bad hombres.
ICE and DEA are separate agencies. DEA would like nothing more than to start smashing storefronts.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:33 pm to
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DEA would like nothing more than to start smashing storefronts.

lots of cash out there to seize
Posted by Iosh
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:34 pm to
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lots of cash out there to seize
At least I look forward to some good troll threads about "thugs causing property damage"
Posted by JohnnyRebel
Colorado
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:35 pm to
I don't get why people are so scared of recreational MJ. I get that some people will abuse it (that was Spice's argument), but the majority of people will treat it almost the same as alcohol. I havent seen many negative things come from it here in CO. If federally legal it could be a brand new multibillion dollar industry. Thats jobs and money for the US. Plus taxing the shite out of it on the state level brings in a lot of extra money. After living in a state for 3 years that sells it recreationally, I think there are a lot more positives to legalizing MJ than negatives.
Posted by upgrayedd
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Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:37 pm to
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Colorado just collected $100 million in sales tax related to MJ sales.

These numbers are misleading. They take in that much because it's illegal elsewhere.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:37 pm to
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I don't get why people are so scared of recreational MJ.

well the man leading this charge looks like this



try having a discussion about things like this with a random sample of 100 baws who look like dat

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I havent seen many negative things come from it here in CO. If federally legal it could be a brand new multibillion dollar industry. Thats jobs and money for the US. Plus taxing the shite out of it on the state level brings in a lot of extra money. After living in a state for 3 years that sells it recreationally, I think there are a lot more positives to legalizing MJ than negatives.

well if you're fedgov, then you have to give up power

and there is a slippery slope with one of their biggest hammers: the WOD

they don't want to let the population see that MJ is no big deal, b/c then we will start to ask why the WOD is necessary
Posted by PNW
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:37 pm to
Republicans don't give a shite about less government. Who cares about personal freedom?
Posted by cahoots
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:38 pm to
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They shouldn't collect any tax from it.


Not even standard sales tax? Like everything else you buy?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:38 pm to
Posted by Iosh
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:38 pm to
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These numbers are misleading. They take in that much because it's illegal elsewhere.
Curious to see what the numbers look like for Oregon, since it's bordered by two other legal states and so there won't be as much of a funnel effect.
Posted by russellvillehog
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:39 pm to
I am so upset if they go after recreational. That is so stupid. Leave it the frick alone man. It's dumb. It is better overall than alcohol. Leave it alone. It isn't hurting anyone. Also it isn't the government's job to say what someone can cannot put into thier own body.
Posted by Homesick Tiger
Greenbrier, AR
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:40 pm to
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i haven't done anything like that in years and years...at least since i got my law license


Well just don't live by the mantra of "I can't wait for retirement to get here". It just makes it seem as if retirement will never get there.
Posted by EmperorGout
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Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:40 pm to
This DOJ trying to punish states with legalized marijuana would be the least surprising thing ever
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:41 pm to
what will we do without high pepe memes?

Posted by cahoots
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:41 pm to
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These numbers are misleading. They take in that much because it's illegal elsewhere.


Ok let's say it's $50 million. That's enough to fund an entire state university.

Plus, you save money in enforcement, incarceration, etc.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:41 pm to
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Plus, you save money in enforcement, incarceration, etc.

but how many jobs do you lose?!?!?!?!?!
Posted by PNW
Northern Rockies
Member since Mar 2014
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Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:42 pm to
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They shouldn't collect any tax from it.


Ummm... Why not? It helps fund a ton of state level projects that otherwise states that legalize rec couldn't afford.
Posted by russellvillehog
Member since Apr 2016
9711 posts
Posted on 2/23/17 at 2:43 pm to
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haven't done anything like that in years and years


I have not smoked in years either. I wouldn't even if legal. Last time I tried it, it gave me anxiety. I just don't like it anymore.

I know people who just like weed. It makes them happy. Helps thier anxiety, depression, or hell it's what they use to relax instead of the poison that is alcohol.

I like to drink. I do not care if someone smokes weed. It's better than my drinking. More power to them. Less power to the government. This shouldn't be an issue. Weed should be legal. Tax it the same as alcohol. Make sure you keep regulations out of it so it is cheap enough, and your quality is high enough that it destroys drug cartels. Boom.
This post was edited on 2/23/17 at 2:45 pm
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