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Re:Colorado Pot Tax Proving More Lucrative Than Expected by SDGT on Saturday February 22, 2014 @02:15PM (#7283175)
Eh, I think it's looked at as a compromise by people moreso than a vice tax. I would compare this to alcohol regulations before tobacco.

Most of us just want to be able to have a joint on the front porch and not be arrested; the tax revenue is just a necessary evil in this case.

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Re:Colorado Pot Tax Proving More Lucrative Than Expected by wwweston on Saturday February 22, 2014 @02:26PM (#7283216)
I think the concern, though, is that governments now have a stake in seeing it continues to be sold. Incentives can be powerful things, and I'm not sure in this case they're good.
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