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They got it legalized on the basis that the state will collect taxes on it but in order for the state to collect taxes on it, they have to make growing it by anyone other than a licensed grower illegal. That's right, kids. no growing it in your back yard, window box or in a flower pot in your bedroom. If you want it, you have to buy it from a retailer and you better have a tax stamp on the package just like with tobacco products or you'll still go to jail for tax evasion and possibly smuggling/bootlegging if you are caught carrying over state lines.
Pot fans got what they wanted in Colorado: they finally convinced voters there to support the legalization of “recreational marijuana.” It’s seen as a huge victory for those who support the powers of the individual states, and a great example of “federalism” in action. But who is considering the burden of all of this on the American taxpayer?
Before I go further, let me be clear: I have never in my entire life consumed marijuana. When I was a kid I was out of step with my peers on this, but I’ve just never been interested in “trying it,” and that’s...
Try again, chief.