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BOMBAYCAT · 05-01-2013, 04:43 PM

The CO house just passed proposed legislation to tax recreational pot at a rate of 25% (15% excise and 10% sales). The bill now goes to the senate for a series of votes and then to the people for a vote. What an opportunity for the cartels. The legislative session ends May 8th so maybe they won't get the tax done in time. Everyone I know grows MMJ so it shouldn't affect us. Leave it to the politicians to screw up a good thing. Who said politians were greedy bastards?

Denverpost.com

cobcoop · 05-01-2013, 04:50 PM

Go state go, tax the shit out of rec!

LubdaNugs · 05-01-2013, 05:11 PM

This will help that grey market to be a darker shade.

Tudo · 05-01-2013, 07:48 PM

There is no such thing as a "good tax".

Arthritis_sucks · 05-01-2013, 07:59 PM

Ahhh the good ole "feelgood tax". If it feels good, tax the shit outta it.

Dingofriar · 05-01-2013, 11:17 PM

If my state were even having these dicusions most peeps wouldnt complain if taxed has high as 50% for rec use. The other alternative as it stands is 3-6 months county for 2nd offense on a forgotten roach in an ashtray. Unless you spend good $ on a decent lawyer and get just probation with a millionish hours of community service.
There always will be a small group of peeps that would still bitch and complain while continuing there stealth grows if it was only 1% tax saying "weed should be free... blah, blah, blah."
30% tax is still a wet dream, just to be worry free while no longer looking over your shoulder or in the rear view mirror for Leo. Wondering if the next UPS guy, the meter reader or a friend may rat you out, is my phone and text tapped or even if this puter is hacked b.s.! I can go on & on & on...
Freedom will always have a price. From the day of your first breath till your last exhale and the Government bury's you head first into the dirt with just your feet sticking out, and far inbetween you'll have spent a good chunk of change on being taxed even in some cases being taxed multiple times. If this is what it takes to set our plants free & come out into the daylight (pun intended) then tax away cause there isn't a price you can put on freedom to be able to strap on a fanny pack & carry around some really good herb in public while living your life to the fullest being little less stress free.

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BOMBAYCAT Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,004	Colorado recreational pot tax The CO house just passed proposed legislation to tax recreational pot at a rate of 25% (15% excise and 10% sales). The bill now goes to the senate for a series of votes and then to the people for a vote. What an opportunity for the cartels. The legislative session ends May 8th so maybe they won't get the tax done in time. Everyone I know grows MMJ so it shouldn't affect us. Leave it to the politicians to screw up a good thing. Who said politians were greedy bastards? Denverpost.com
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cobcoop Puttin flame to fire Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Horti-Pimpin ain't easy Posts: 2,979	Go state go, tax the shit out of rec! __________________
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LubdaNugs Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 543	This will help that grey market to be a darker shade.
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Tudo Troublemaker Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,744	There is no such thing as a "good tax".
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Arthritis_sucks The Dude Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,147	Ahhh the good ole "feelgood tax". If it feels good, tax the shit outta it. __________________ "Drawing is the honesty of art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad." Salvador Dali Oahu Daze episode 1 https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=288836 Finished Irie Tiki Farm 2017 Outdoor https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=344729
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05-01-2013, 11:17 PM	#6
Dingofriar Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 85	If my state were even having these dicusions most peeps wouldnt complain if taxed has high as 50% for rec use. The other alternative as it stands is 3-6 months county for 2nd offense on a forgotten roach in an ashtray. Unless you spend good $ on a decent lawyer and get just probation with a millionish hours of community service. There always will be a small group of peeps that would still bitch and complain while continuing there stealth grows if it was only 1% tax saying "weed should be free... blah, blah, blah." 30% tax is still a wet dream, just to be worry free while no longer looking over your shoulder or in the rear view mirror for Leo. Wondering if the next UPS guy, the meter reader or a friend may rat you out, is my phone and text tapped or even if this puter is hacked b.s.! I can go on & on & on... Freedom will always have a price. From the day of your first breath till your last exhale and the Government bury's you head first into the dirt with just your feet sticking out, and far inbetween you'll have spent a good chunk of change on being taxed even in some cases being taxed multiple times. If this is what it takes to set our plants free & come out into the daylight (pun intended) then tax away cause there isn't a price you can put on freedom to be able to strap on a fanny pack & carry around some really good herb in public while living your life to the fullest being little less stress free.
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