What? The City of Denver wants to levy a 5 percent tax on recreational marijuana sales? Are they high?
How does 5% sound? Denver deals with an unusual revenue issue … how much to tax legal marijuana. http://t.co/1bAQ4RBIGf
— Otis White (@OtisWhite) July 9, 2013
According to the Denver Post, the city believes a tax is a fair way to pay the costs of policing and enforcing Colorado’s new marijuana legislation. The city tax would be in addition to a proposed 15 percent excise tax and a 10 percent statewide sales tax on all retail pot purchases, which will be voted on this November.
The city expects it will have to spend about $9.4 million on regulation, enforcement and health and education — including adding 26 police officers, buying a so-called Denver Cares van to transport high people to a detox facility and paying for an advertisement campaign to encourage young people to stay away from pot.
“Legalize it, but tax it” has long been argument for legalization. Why doesn’t the state just take its cut of the pie rather than sink millions into policing a black market? Now that the legalization part is a reality, though, getting to the taxing part is a bit of a buzzkill. Welcome to life as a conservative, says actor Ken Wahl.
Pro-pot folks upset Denver wants to slap 5% tax on marijuana sales. Wasn't that part of the point? http://t.co/2HuJQOqKIm
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) July 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/WggFilms/status/354742704049102848
@WggFilms Exactly what I thought! How can they complain? It's precisely what they asked for!
— Ken Wahl (@KenWahl1) July 9, 2013
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@KenWahl1 Pfft. Most of the right would be peachy with taxing the hell out of weed.
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) July 9, 2013
@GaltsGirl I'm against excessive taxation of ANY kind. The point is, it's ironic that a Left issue now sounds Right with the tax complaint.
— Ken Wahl (@KenWahl1) July 9, 2013
@KenWahl1 I say we make them all libertarians and let people do what they want, without harming others, AND keep their money. 🙂
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) July 9, 2013
@Lambjrstephen @GaltsGirl Fair enough!
— Ken Wahl (@KenWahl1) July 9, 2013
@KenWahl1 What …you mean Dems don't like increasing taxes after all? Haha
— Mandy ☕??? (@SpringSteps) July 9, 2013
@m_mgrant I know, right? That's what struck me so funny about it! The irony! Lefties sounding like the Right wanting no taxes!
— Ken Wahl (@KenWahl1) July 9, 2013
@GaltsGirl it was the socialists that were bragging taxes instead jail @KenWahl1
— ☦zuzu's petals☦ Q Q+ ? (@unite_free) July 9, 2013
@regressivesRUs @GaltsGirl Right! They got what they wanted with the legalization, and they're STILL not happy!
— Ken Wahl (@KenWahl1) July 9, 2013