News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana. Parent comment

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...

[ Parent | on HN ]
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.
[ Parent | on HN ]