Basing a tax on a fictitious price means no one will ever know the correct tax. Taxpayers will spend time and money trying to beat the system, and government will spend time and money in self-defense.
By GENE JOHNSON, The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — After nearly a year of research, planning and public hearings, Washington state is poised to approve the rules for its new legal marijuana industry.
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Southeast Colorado farmer Ryan Loflin tried an illegal crop this year. He didn’t hide it from neighbors, and he never feared law enforcement would come asking about it.
Research provides strong support for marijuana as a cancer-fighting medicine.
The U.S. government has burned almost enough marijuana plants to get the atmosphere high. Americans have responded by increasing domestic production.