If marijuana were legal but taxed like alcohol and tobacco, how much money could it bring in to cash-strapped state governments?
One 2006 study called cannabis the top cash crop in the nation, worth more than corn and wheat combined. It was the leading crop in 12 states, outstripping grapes in California and tobacco in North Carolina, and one of the top three in 18 others, coming in just behind apples in Washington and cotton in Georgia.
So with states facing massive deficits, could reefer revenues help?
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- dkincheloe
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- goldenways
- added September 13, 2008
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.....Marijuana could help this society in so many ways.....I do not recommend anyone smoking it...the human body gets enough crap in its lungs on any given day without adding more....the list of beneficial factors are endless....and taxation on it is not the reason it should be legalized....it does not need to be made another whore to the wasteful government...it is Nature at its best....try for one second to picture what music would be like if Marijuana had never visited this planet....I have seen it and it is not pretty.....Legalize it....use it for clothing.....containers.....homes.....gardens......food.....rub some on your ass......or leave it completely alone....but do not harass one more human being over their affiliation with Marijuana...while you allow Catholic priests to be transfered to a different parish for sexually molesting an innocent child.....People of Earth....get your priorities a little bit in line.......Golden Ruler...Will.......
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- Virtual_Will_Rogers
- 10 months ago
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"tax what we burn" applies
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I am in full agreement. I have a very painful, disabling, inoperable tumor. The State next door to me, Colorado has Medical Marijuana, and I would love to use that for therapy as it alleviates the upset stomach caused by all the opiates I have to take, It gives added pain relief...a very good thing, since it prevents 2 things: there is little to no need to take rescue meds (fast release opiate pain killers) and personally I grow tired of upping my opiate dosage as I grow more and more tolerant, and marijuana fills that gap in a more healthful way.
Big problem. Even though I could Meet Colorado Residence Requirements just by buying a 60 dollar buss pass....i didn't get it either. Then I would go through their intake process and get a list of providers. The big problem part? I am on the east end of "Kansas, the Puritan colony", and that's a 500 mile trip. Maybe one day enlightenment will come.
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- extremepain
- 10 months ago
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Legalizing marijuana would bring revenue and oppurtunity to many people.Think about the jobs it would produce. Who wouldn't want to be a weed farmer.
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to me its black and white. the government does not have the right to keep this medicine from people who need it for pain or to stimulate their appetite. children in this country with behavioral problems are given-on a large scale-narcotics that are-in my experienced opinion-much more detrimental to their health than cannabis. many others that suffer from minor to major mental health issues are commonly perscribed heavy narcotics and the likes. no one can make the argument that these drugs are less dangerous to our health. i suppose they cuold, but those of us who have taken them know better. point is, cannabis can serve as an anti-deppresant and do a good-if not better-job in comparison to these pharmacuticals that are being pushed on us.ritalin, sinequan, zoloff, prozac, xanex-the list goes on and on. cannabis is worse? please.
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- globewatcher
- 10 months ago
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Bravo. Free the plant. It's a damn PLANT!
Ban the fucking CHEMICALS!








