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Re:Marijuana tax take nearly double expected in Colorado by rconti on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @03:53PM (#10229361)
The difference is, because of its prohibition, marijuana has a thriving black market. They need to stamp out the black market before they can get taxation to that level.
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Re:Marijuana tax take nearly double expected in Colorado by lotharbot on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @05:06PM (#10229866)
A friend of mine visited me in Denver from another state. He came back from a weed store with a little bottle and exclaimed "dude, this was only 10 bucks! It'd cost me like $50 back home!"

I'm really looking forward to seeing data on what happens to the black market for other drugs, with marijuana now easier to get legally than illegally.

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