Posted on 02/22/2010 7:23:15 AM PST by redreno
The great state of Nevada may be desperate for cash, but not so desperate that it will tax pot or prostitution to make ends meet.
Proposals for new taxes on marijuana and prostitution are just two of the citizen-generated ideas lawmakers and Gov. Jim Gibbons have decided not to include on the agenda for an upcoming special session of the Legislature. That's despite a budget shortfall estimated at $887 million and assertions that "everything is on the table" when it comes to balancing the state budget without further cuts to education and services for the state's seniors and mentally ill. Other controversial proposals from citizens include replacing incarceration with treatment for nonviolent offenders, changing death sentences to life in prison to reduce litigation costs and allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses.
(Excerpt) Read more at lvrj.com ...
Just like the last depression caused alcohol to be relegalized, this one will cause drugs to be relegalized
Thank God. I got a big weekend coming up.
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