Notice the cheerleading about states getting rich from revenues from the narcotic? Feast your eyes on this.
State of Colorado Debt Clock
http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-colorado-debt-clock.html
Does that say the debt is over $54 billion? Very small population for that kind of debt.
I believe the main benefit would be indirect, and indeed not through direct tax revenues.
Fewer law enforcement resources would be wasted chasing after a medical and morality problem.
Nobody sees this in a budget; only in future years’ budget projections based on actual incurred needs.
It’s an herb, therefore...
Poisonous Herbs
http://home-and-gardening.info/2010/09/16/poisonous-herbs/
Yeah. Right.
No. There was a post with the figures for tax revenues, but nothing about states getting rich.
State of Colorado Debt Clock
It is meaningless to throw out a figure like that without comparing it to other states.
CO is doing pretty well from a fiscal standpoint. It is among the top states in GDP growth, it's welfare payments per capita are in the lower half, and its unemployment figures are among the lowest. See => http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2016d40a
Down from over $86 billion in 2012.
https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_state_budget_and_finances