[curlewbird]

So, just where exactly is someone supposed to keep that thing?? In their wallet, so if they get busted with drugs, they can say, "Look, I paid my tax"??!!

[Wristpin]

No inebriation without taxation!

[Lurker]

In Illinois it was supposed to accompany the 'product' kind of like the one a cigarette package.

I don't know if they still sell them or not.

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[nemesis443]

This law was passed to make seizure of drug dealer assets easier. Before, law enforcement had to go through foreiture proceedings, which was a drawn out process. When it comes to the tax, if you have a stamp you can't be assessed and your assets seized for the tax liability. No stamp, then you're out of luck. The law was based on a 10 year old North Carolina law. This does not keep you out of jail. It merely makes it harder for the state to seize a drug dealer's assets if he has the stamp. And taxpayer confidentiality laws prevent the information from being relayed to law enforcement if someone does buy a stamp.