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re: Marijuana tax in Louisiana could add $128 million in revenue
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:08 pm to Black n Gold
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:08 pm to Black n Gold
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115MM of this would go unaccounted for. The number looks enticing until you realize where it ends up.
Exactly
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Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:08 pm to colorchangintiger
instead of makign hard core drugs legall which is stupid bythe way, why dont they try to tax something else first that can kill you like cigarettes and see how tha tworks instead?
dont tax beer tho if you tax beer to much there stop buying it and it would be bad for louisiana
dont tax beer tho if you tax beer to much there stop buying it and it would be bad for louisiana
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:08 pm to colorchangintiger
Compound the tax revenue with the decreased costs of incarcerating and prosecuting possession/dealing, and it's an even bigger boon for the state coffers.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:10 pm to link
It's a little early to be drinking so heavily.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:10 pm to upgrayedd
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I hate when they base these studies on CO's numbers. CO is unique in that it's a weed tourism location that's heavily reliant on prohibition elsewhere.
If the revenue was half of the projection it would still be worth it
Would it not be worth it for 68 million in revenue?
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:13 pm to LSUBoo
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It's such a no-brainer that it'll never happen.
Then some other nearby state will legalize it, and that added revenue will decrease significantly because LA won't be drawing in as many people from nearby states.
Louisiana will probably make it legal to smoke on casino grounds only
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:13 pm to link
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why dont they try to tax something else first that can kill you like cigarettes and see how tha tworks instead?
dont tax beer tho if you tax beer to much there stop buying it and it would be bad for louisiana
I...uhhh....alcohol and tobacco are already taxed.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:14 pm to link
quote:
instead of makign hard core drugs legall which is stupid bythe way, why dont they try to tax something else first that can kill you like cigarettes and see how tha tworks instead? dont tax beer tho if you tax beer to much there stop buying it and it would be bad for louisiana
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:14 pm to broadcaster
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You can't spell TOPS without POT
POT for TOPS
SPOT likes POT, SPOT likes TOPS, SPOT smokes POT for TOPS
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:14 pm to link
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instead of makign hard core drugs legall which is stupid bythe way, why dont they try to tax something else first that can kill you like cigarettes and see how tha tworks instead?
dont tax beer tho if you tax beer to much there stop buying it and it would be bad for louisiana
Hey Lucas!
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:15 pm to ninthward
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If there is any state in the USA that would benefit from legalization, it is Louisiana. Will never happen, when we put people away for decades over a joint.
While I agree it needs to happen, I think your last sentence is pure hyperbole.
As for the OP, that number seems pretty reasonable. LA brought in $116MM in cigarette taxes in 2013, and that was before they went from $.36 to $1.08 per pack of cigarettes.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:16 pm to LSUBoo
That god our elected officials know what's best for us and protect us from all that reefer madness. Think of all the kids overdosing on pots.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:16 pm to LSUFanHouston
I'd love to see a southern stage legalize it. Would flood the second hand market too.
It's not going to be AL or MS.
TN would be nice since that's only 15 mins up the road. I would move.
It's not going to be AL or MS.
TN would be nice since that's only 15 mins up the road. I would move.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:16 pm to broadcaster
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no I would much rather have a bunch of drunky monkeys buying our women alcohol then getting roofied and then being raped
That's already happening, don't add to the problem with a bunch of stoners getting baked and eating all my taco bell
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:18 pm to colorchangintiger
Colorado gave a prediction like that and were at double that prediction like 6 months into the year.
Louisiana too would obliterate that projection imo. It'd be closer to $2-300. This is an absolute no brainer but Louisiana politics is shitty and can't see that
Louisiana too would obliterate that projection imo. It'd be closer to $2-300. This is an absolute no brainer but Louisiana politics is shitty and can't see that
This post was edited on 5/24/16 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:19 pm to ninthward
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Will never happen, when we put people away for decades over a joint.
This is the real reason states in the south won't legalize.
It's not the lord, but the laws that enrich the departments of justice that prevent real justice from happening. But, their days are numbered. Cultures and norms are changing, and it truly is only a matter of time.
This post was edited on 5/24/16 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:23 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
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stoney baloney losers driving around my streets and raping all our women
Gotta be a troll.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:23 pm to BamaCoaster
All the southern states, sans AL adopted the sinful lotto, they will eventually do the same with weed, sans AL.
Money talks. We just need one domino to fall and the other states will be jealous.
Arkansas almost pulled it off a cpl years back I believe. That would work.
Money talks. We just need one domino to fall and the other states will be jealous.
Arkansas almost pulled it off a cpl years back I believe. That would work.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:27 pm to Titus Pullo
Would legalizing cannibas solve AL's budget problems?
This guy wrote an article that bama would free up a ton of money, and it was shared nearly 20k times.
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t's not going to be AL
This guy wrote an article that bama would free up a ton of money, and it was shared nearly 20k times.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 2:30 pm to The Sad Banana
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$128 million
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Fix our street
FIFY, but for $128 million, you only get one.
Signed
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