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trampis
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Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes 5
#19598836 - 02/21/14 09:52 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Colorado expects to take in about $184 million in tax revenue from marijuana in the first 18 months after legislation -- and much of that money will be funneled into teaching kids to stay away from pot.
The state's Joint Budget Committee released the report. Marijuana became legal for recreational use in Colorado on New Year's Day.
The committee projects revenue of about $610 million from retail and medical marijuana from Jan. 1 of this year to June 30, 2015, the end of the next fiscal year.
The state has an aggressive taxation policy, taxing marijuana three times during the process -- when it is produced, sold and bought.
As it turns out, the legalization of marijuana is even more popular among consumers than state officials had originally expected. The lines were so long at dispensaries on New Year's Day that some of them ran out of product, while others rationed their supply.
The committee released a request to allocate $103.5 million towards the following causes: $45.5 million for the prevention of youth marijuana use; $40.4 million for treatment of substance use; $12.4 million for public health; $1.8 million for regulatory oversight; $3.2 million for law enforcement and public safety; and $200,000 for something called "statewide coordination."
The committee said this allocation of funds "represents a strong yet cautious first step toward ensuring a safe and responsible regulatory environment."
Last week, the federal government gave banks a green light to provide financial services to legal marijuana businesses. Before that, it was an all-cash business. Despite that, marijuana remains illegal in the eyes of the federal government.
Marijuana is legal in Colorado for adults 21 or older. Colorado residents who possess state-issued identification can buy up to one ounce. Out-of-state visitors can buy up to a quarter ounce.
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trampis
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: Greendreams]
#19599306 - 02/21/14 11:39 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah, that money could be much better spent...
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: trampis] 1
#19599371 - 02/21/14 11:59 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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$45.5 million for the prevention of youth marijuana use
i wonder how much money they will use to bust people legally growing and selling weed?
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: travelleler]
#19599459 - 02/21/14 12:25 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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stupid fucking human beings. use it for the prevention of alcohol
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: zZZz]
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zZZz said: stupid fucking human beings. use it for the prevention of alcohol
And tobacco. Those two are the real killers here.
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: Le_Canard]
#19599577 - 02/21/14 12:58 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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or teach them how to resuscitate a human being. they'd save way more lives that way
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: zZZz] 1
#19599726 - 02/21/14 01:42 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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The committee released a request to allocate $103.5 million towards the following causes: $45.5 million for the prevention of youth marijuana use; $40.4 million for treatment of substance use; $12.4 million for public health; $1.8 million for regulatory oversight; $3.2 million for law enforcement and public safety; and $200,000 for something called "statewide coordination."

What all drug legalization profits should be used for.
Telling kids to stay away from marijuana programs would probably be very similar to the alcohol ones..."you are too young for this make the decision when you are older. here are some possible health consequences to ponder at a young age".
I do appreciate the typical cynical shroomery responses though.
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: withoutawire]
#19599754 - 02/21/14 01:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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$50m for prevention of MJ usage
sometimes I wonder who sits in the gov and decides this shit
the system must be about keeping the people clueless, and stressed so they can't think for themselves
MJ is not good for the system, because people start to think, to break down the borders/fear of society
why not just let people live their lives and giev the $50m to starving children in India?
this stuff is what would make me grow illegally as much as I could instead of supporting the system the system is not about freedom, it is about repressing freedom and freedom of thought
I wouldn't care about the penalty really if I wanted to smoke weed, would just grow or would just buy in the black market still, without supporting the system weed is everywhere on every street corner/every city here, 50% of 18 year olds have tried it
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: withoutawire]
#19599756 - 02/21/14 01:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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more like "don't smoke weed cuz it will lead to heroin"..
we don't know forsure what these people will be telling our youth to keep them off of weed
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: zZZz]
#19599772 - 02/21/14 01:52 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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$50m for prevention of MJ usage
prevention for the youth
they should put those millions in teaching them about the human anatomy and all the health risks of smoking and drinking alcohol, or other shit that rotts the body at an exceptionally fast rate.
everytime i see the body from the inside it makes me crinch at all the unhealthy shit we put in our bodies.
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: zZZz]
#19600149 - 02/21/14 03:25 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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$50m for prevention of MJ usage
prevention for the youth
they should put those millions in teaching them about the human anatomy and all the health risks of smoking and drinking alcohol, or other shit that rotts the body at an exceptionally fast rate.
everytime i see the body from the inside it makes me crinch at all the unhealthy shit we put in our bodies.
I had a rebellious health teacher in high school that decided to all but eliminate drug education from her curriculum (Im 25 so I was deep in the DARE generation). We spent like 4 weeks on sex ed cause she felt like pregnancy and unhealthy ideas about sexuality were more important. Plus kids are more interested in sex, we spent years talking about drugs, it was done to death.
Anyway, if the programs were more like hers Id be all for spending money on health education. But knowing its going back into DARE (most likely) is quite annoying. Kind of mixed message, right?
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: trampis] 4
#19600152 - 02/21/14 03:27 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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The state's Joint Budget Committee released the report.
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: trampis]
#19600180 - 02/21/14 03:32 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Dont forget cannabis is still just getting its foot in the door. I wouldnt be surprised if in the future they decided that the money could be better spent other places and reduce the amount of money going to Cannabis prevention.
But thats awesome all the other states are going to get big green dollar signs in their eyes. Good and bad but overall i say good :P
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: Justamaninafish] 1
#19600264 - 02/21/14 03:50 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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$184M is an insane amount of money... you could feed all the poor and hungry in that state for that amount
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: trampis]
#19600955 - 02/21/14 06:00 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I wish I could run the program for $$$.
I'd run the whole thing like a comedy parlor.
It would be like weed is illegal until you are 21. Then party on!
It is the dumbest waste of money.
I wonder who will get their hands on it.
Probably some advertising campaign.
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Telling kids the truth about cannabis, de-mythologizing it, that is the exact intent of legalization. Its good because it allows us the right that we have to choose what medicines / substances we use ourselves. Everything COULD be bad in excess, eating, laziness, fuck anything you can come up with. Its wise to wipe the vinier of mythology and popularity away from weed (and hopefully they start directing more funds towards schools, roads, things people need, ect.).
This also lets us potheads live in our little world without being treated as criminals so shhhh don't ruin it!
Seriously though...this may be a big moment in History..."the day the general population finally figured out THE STATE can make money off a plant, in the midst of a depression". The ball is rolling downhill now, and wheeeew its pickin' up speed@! 

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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: lessismore]
#19601019 - 02/21/14 06:16 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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mio said: $184M is an insane amount of money... you could feed all the poor and hungry in that state for that amount
Prob. not...what they COULD do is direct the tax income to the counties / cities in which the cannabis shops themselves stand. Improve local infrastructure, roads, schools, ACTUAL education, the benefits are all the sudden becoming clear to these money grubbing politicians. The more legal cannabis they sell the better off the state is in the long run, and its not hard to see why.
But you know what I think will REALLY usher in a country w/o criminalized pot, another thing that is taking place; corporate entities, who employ little things called "lobbyists" jumping into the system. You cannot change jack shit unless you work INSIDE THE SYSTEM. Its beautiful!

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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: Greendreams]
#19601071 - 02/21/14 06:26 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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The committee released a request to allocate $103.5 million towards the following causes: $45.5 million for the prevention of youth marijuana use
Out of all the ways they could use it: to fund public schools, roadwork, parks and rec., etc. they choose to throw away 45 million to what amounts to a D.A.R.E. program? 
At least weed is legal there...
It was actually a "give away", something that helped the legislation go through the system without being fought by opponents. It won't stay that way forever though, its just the beginning. This "question" of why cannabis should be legal or not is NOT based on "danger"; its a philosophical debate. Legalization gives the citizen (who should have in a democracy) the choice to do what he / she pleases in what medicene/substances they onsume, and why.
I have been the the Netherlands many times, and they have the LOWEST SMOKING RATES IN THE WORLD; cause its ok, you can just buy it at a cafe and puff on the street. Its not "deviant" or "cool" anymore. Maybe use will jump here because we have been repressed for so long (like how the fucking Nederlanders make fun of Americans ("ooo you smoke that hole joint, not tobbacco; America's glutton!") (true story) for smoking joints with JUST weed, no tobacco. Its so relaxed its no wonder no one gives a shit.
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Re: Colorado stash: $184M in marijuana taxes [Re: LongStrangeTrip]
#19601255 - 02/21/14 07:07 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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DARE is what made me interested in drugs in the first place. Also that money can be spent in so many better ways.
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