That didn't take long.
The taxes to be imposed won't really end illegal sales, just make illegal sales more attractive. Is it worth the costs, just to make pot heads happy?
A spokesman for the group, Eric Anderson, said in a statement that marijuana activists sold the ballot issue to Colorado voters as a way to pay for state priorities like education, but increasingly its looking like it could be a net drain on the state budget.
Lawmakers from both parties have expressed worry this year that Colorado wont be able to afford to give recreational pot the kind of intense oversight and regulation many expect. From labeling and potency standards to making sure pot taxes are collected, the regulatory scheme under consideration in Colorado wouldnt be cheap.
Marijuana Repeal Considered In Colorado « CBS Denver
The taxes to be imposed won't really end illegal sales, just make illegal sales more attractive. Is it worth the costs, just to make pot heads happy?
A spokesman for the group, Eric Anderson, said in a statement that marijuana activists sold the ballot issue to Colorado voters as a way to pay for state priorities like education, but increasingly its looking like it could be a net drain on the state budget.
Lawmakers from both parties have expressed worry this year that Colorado wont be able to afford to give recreational pot the kind of intense oversight and regulation many expect. From labeling and potency standards to making sure pot taxes are collected, the regulatory scheme under consideration in Colorado wouldnt be cheap.
Marijuana Repeal Considered In Colorado « CBS Denver
