Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) spoke with CBSNews.com senior political reporter Brian Montopoli about why the federal government shouldn't interfere when it comes to the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana.
@lilcriptonitekush Yes I "get what you're saying." But the tax they add is not going to be that much. Legalization will reduce prices because MORE people will sell it, it will be mass produced, and there will be more market competition to drive down prices. Right now your dealer can sell you a gram for $20 because he gets to tack on a fee for risking a trip to jail. Anytime a drug is legalized, unless there is an outrageously enormous sin tax, its cost will go down. Get what I'm saying?
@lilcriptonitekush "No marijuana won't effect cigarettes" - That's not my point. It was an analogy. My point is that you see packs of cigs selling for 3 to 4 dollars, so thats 30 to 40 cents a cigarette. Per cigarette, that's ultra-cheap, partly because cigarettes are LEGAL. The sin tax on cigarettes is not that much, so it would be reasonable to assume there wouldn't be an oversized sin tax on pot either, if it were legal.
@lilcriptonitekush Yeah, sales taxes are typically 8-10% the cost of the item. That plus the sin tax that would be put on it still wouldn't outweigh the huge decrease in price that would result from legalization. You don't see them charging $10 per cigarette do you?
@MrKhaliGreen hes also against SOPA i could careless if hes gay or anyone i just think its gross anyways hes epic
WoWVaeyethron 1 month ago
@MrKhaliGreen LOL i usually just call them weed dealers but florists work lol!
WoWVaeyethron 1 month ago
Wow he is not retarded, and he plays league of legends...
zamalin2 1 month ago 2
I dont do drugs..... i smoke weed! People who sell drugs are drug dealers.... people who sell weed are florists!
MrKhaliGreen 4 months ago
Legalize marijuana Obama. It will literally change the world - in a positive way.
ParkwayDriveCJP 4 months ago
@lilcriptonitekush Yes I "get what you're saying." But the tax they add is not going to be that much. Legalization will reduce prices because MORE people will sell it, it will be mass produced, and there will be more market competition to drive down prices. Right now your dealer can sell you a gram for $20 because he gets to tack on a fee for risking a trip to jail. Anytime a drug is legalized, unless there is an outrageously enormous sin tax, its cost will go down. Get what I'm saying?
LighterOfDewbies 7 months ago
@lilcriptonitekush "No marijuana won't effect cigarettes" - That's not my point. It was an analogy. My point is that you see packs of cigs selling for 3 to 4 dollars, so thats 30 to 40 cents a cigarette. Per cigarette, that's ultra-cheap, partly because cigarettes are LEGAL. The sin tax on cigarettes is not that much, so it would be reasonable to assume there wouldn't be an oversized sin tax on pot either, if it were legal.
LighterOfDewbies 7 months ago
@lilcriptonitekush Yeah, sales taxes are typically 8-10% the cost of the item. That plus the sin tax that would be put on it still wouldn't outweigh the huge decrease in price that would result from legalization. You don't see them charging $10 per cigarette do you?
LighterOfDewbies 7 months ago
@lilcriptonitekush It'll happen eventually unless you quit...either way if it were legalized it would cost less. Think about that
LighterOfDewbies 7 months ago
@lilcriptonitekush Haha all right man, when you go to jail for it use your one phone call to hit me up and tell me how you "like how it is now". Lol
LighterOfDewbies 8 months ago