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To: Mark Mandel who wrote (123453)	10/23/2009 9:53:16 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 540885

At the medical marijuana places everything is taxed. stopthedrugwar.org This says not all are collecting tax, but the people I know with cards are paying tax.

To: Mark Mandel who wrote (123453)	10/23/2009 10:02:29 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 540885

Calif. Assembly Bill Would Legalize, Tax Marijuana cbs5.com OAKLAND, California (CNN) -- Oakland's bid to become the first U.S. city to tax proceeds on medical marijuana passed Tuesday by a landslide vote. edition.cnn.com I'd start growing to help out my state. Not for my county; plenty of local growers already.

To: Mark Mandel who wrote (123453)	10/23/2009 12:43:05 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 540885

Wow, just think if we could tax that transaction just like we do alcohol and tobacco. Hmmmmm. Might pay for a lot of healthcare. ;-)

To: Mark Mandel who wrote (123453)	10/23/2009 9:05:02 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 540885

>>Wow, just think if we could tax that transaction just like we do alcohol and tobacco. Hmmmmm.<< Mark - Indeed. The ramifications of the legalization of drugs would be huge. For one thing, the government could have a new tax stream. For another, a lot of the money now going to violent gangs all over the world, to poppy farmers in Afghanistan, etc., would flow instead to legitimate businesses. We could create jobs here, increase tax revenues, and undercut criminal enterprises worldwide. It's for those reasons that people like William F. Buckley, Jr. supported the idea. - Allen