Posted on 10/15/2014 10:34:50 AM PDT by Wolfie
Colorado marijuana revenues hit a new high
New figures from the Colorado Department of Revenue show that recreational marijuana sales continued to climb in August, the most recent month for which data are available. Recreational sales totaled approximately $34.1 million in August, up from $29.3 million the previous month.
Medical marijuana also jumped sharply in August, after several months of flat or declining sales. Medical sales figures were just under the recreational total, at $33.4 million. One goal of creating Colorado's recreational marijuana market is to shift customers away from the medical market.
The numbers suggest that work remains to be done on that front. Part of the challenge is that medical marijuana is taxed at lower rates than recreational marijuana, leading to significant price differences.
Total tax revenues from medical and recreational marijuana continue to edge upward. The state took in about $7.5 million in revenues from both markets in August, or about $45 million year-to-date.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
“I must be old school...This PC bullshit still means your getting stoned and walking into walls.”
What it means to me is the new generation would rather stay drugged than try to accomplish something. No wonder 35% of the 25 to 35 year olds are still living in their parent’s house.
keep in mind there is now an INCREASE in driving while impaired (30%) that is a cash cow.
You also have insurance coverage since there is no criminal act exclusion. (hidden tax)
potheads will have brain rot (deficits) that will make them a useless drag on society. They will just become wards of the state. Zombies standing in the rain too stupid to know better.
They've been doing that since alcohol Prohibition ended.
Classic. And like all government programs, it will end up costing ten times more than predicted. But then you make 1,000x more, no wait??? :)
That just means it takes less unhealthy smoke to get the same effect.
the abuse of it is starting at an earlier age
Since well before any state had legalized pot, teens have reported that they could get it more easily than beer or cigarettes ... which is to be expected since legal sellers card and illegal sellers don't.
It is their right until someone else has to pick up the tab.
For decades now, pot has been used by tens of millions of Americans every year - how many zombies standing in the rain have you seen? Me, none.
Pot was a lot more difficult to come by (for me).
And with people promoting it's use as not that harmful, as a underage kid, heck why not try it. It is “legal” after all and it actually “cures cancer” or some bs line like that. After all it is “medical” and so it must be good for you.
Reminds of how easy it was for me to get alcohol when I was underage. A card means nothing.
Pot was a lot more difficult to come by (for me).
Naturally availabilities vary from one place to another - but the nationwide figures say pot is easier for kids to get.
And with people promoting it's use as not that harmful,
Who says that? Not the state governments that have legalized it.
as a underage kid, heck why not try it. It is “legal” after all
As are alcohol and tobacco - should those be banned to send a message to kids?
and it actually “cures cancer” or some bs line like that. After all it is “medical” and so it must be good for you.
Yeah, that's why kids are scarfing down blood pressure medicine and menopause hormones.
The druggies and dopers are pretty easy to spot. They even have a reputation and have are part of a class structure.
Jocks
Nerds and Geeks
and Dopers
Dopers are usually on the bottom rung of the academic ladder. Not unlike Spicoli... “dude.” :)
Then your battle is with the wrong group...it should be against the welfare state instead of the individual/liberty.
Exactly - like I said, it's easy for kids to get now since legal sellers card and illegal sellers don't.
“Do you drink to get drunk? “
Buzzed or drunk? Yes.
Why the hell else would you drink the stuff? If you are trying to quench your thirst, you would drink some soda or water.
Bet he started with beer and/or cigs even before pot.
> Not for me. It had two problems: lack of availability and it had a stigma. Both of those issues are gone now.
Who says that? Not the state governments that have legalized it.
> No just the people trying to justify the legalization. I have heard many times that it isn't as bad for you as cigs and that is bs. And don't be fooled, our children are hearing it too and a kid, wouldn't have tried it before, will try it now.
As are alcohol and tobacco - should those be banned to send a message to kids?
> Well yes. Actually, it is banned for kids. However, I was never told that neither weren't harmful to me. And no doubt, it will be a lot available now than ever before.
Yeah, that's why kids are scarfing down blood pressure medicine and menopause hormones.
> No doubt yes, if those meds gave a person a high.... but they don't. Funny thing too — you need a doctor's prescription to use the meds that you mention.
They didn’t mention that. And it wasn’t part of the cocktail that he mixed up right before his trip to rehab.
Sorry. I misunderstood your statement.
Oh yeah. The dirty little secret (lie) that libertarians tell you is that legalization is good.
When in fact legalization leads to HIGHER taxes which leads to BIGGER government.
But... nobody ever accused a liberdopian of having any sense.
Bet he started with beer and/or cigs even before pot.
They didn’t mention that.
Is everything they didn't mention not true? The same sort of figures that are used to claim that pot is a 'gateway' also show that alcohol and tobacco are gateways.
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