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To: dennisw

I saw a report on CNBC where pot farmers are going out of business because the taxes on recreational pot is so high people aren’t buying it. They just get a prescription or buy illegally.


14 posted on 03/02/2015 11:29:54 AM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Rusty0604

So much for the “Legalize it, then tax the hell out of it.” pothead econ theory.


15 posted on 03/02/2015 11:31:50 AM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: Rusty0604
the taxes on recreational pot is so high people aren’t buying it. They just get a prescription or buy illegally.

Simply wrong - Colorado continues to take in substantial amounts of sales tax from legal pot.

16 posted on 03/02/2015 11:35:28 AM PST by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: Rusty0604

Government and business leaders from many other states can obviously afford to buy it in CO while vacationing. They fill the CO highways for that purpose.


21 posted on 03/02/2015 1:10:04 PM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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