Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana

Re:Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana by maxerickson on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @12:23PM (#8562900)

I guess the only times (in recent history anyway) that states vigorously defend their borders is when it impacts their tax revenues.

Are there big differences in how Washington and Oregon are taxing marijuana?

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Re:Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana by jonnathanson on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @01:07PM (#8563194)

Not sure. I have heard, interestingly enough, that there are federal taxes on the sale of marijuana. Which is weird, given that the federal government does not legally recognize one's right to buy or sell marijuana. These federal tax burdens are quite high, if the media reports are accurate:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/03/irs-lim...

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Re:Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana by arrosenberg on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @04:50PM (#8564493)

It's not that weird if you think about it - same line of reasoning is what finally got Al Capone. Legal or illegal, Uncle Sam always gets his.

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Re:Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana by sv123 on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @08:39PM (#8565365)

There is a huge difference in taxes, WA has some ridiculously expensive recreational pot (http://www.leafly.com/stateoftheleaf). Oregon's medical prices are the lowest in the country right now, retail will be more but not that much more.

Right now rec shops in Vancouver, WA are benefiting from their proximity to Portland, but that's going to flip around once Oregon is up and running.

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