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Skriven 2008-09-22 17:49:52 av David Drummond (3:640/305)
  Kommentar till text 21168 av shannon talley (1:124/311)
Ärende: Things Change
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shannon talley -> David Drummond wrote:
 >> It should be illegal because it is too easy for an end user to grow it
 >> themselves, thus depriving the government of any tax that might be
 >> charged on a sale from an "official" distributor.

 st> I don't consider that a valid reason to make it illegal.  However, let's
 st> take your idea and shake it like a tree. (I like the Spanish approach a
lot
 st> better).

 st> This argument concludes the government would make money on the taxing of
 st> Cannabis for personal consumption (as you stated; if I misunderstood,
 st> please
 st> correct me); I contend that is a negligible (yet still profitable) side of
 st> the equation.  After several hundred economic studies over the years by
the
 st> international Marijuana Policy Project they conclude even if we allow
 st> personal growth of a limited amount of plants (specifically for personal
 st> consumption) many, if not most consumers would still rather buy it at a
 st> store -- for the same reason that most consumers (98% of them) don't grown
 st> their own herbs and vegetables.

How many people there brew their own grog, or grow their own tobacco?

 st>  Also, in the united states, there are Tax
 st> Stamps available in every single state.  The idea is that consumers go to
 st> their local tax office and purchase these stamps (in Texas they are 'per
 st> gram') and adhere them to the side of your container.  If you don't have
 st> enough stamps, and you get caught, you will get fined for not paying the
 st> taxes.  But more importantly, the government will make lots of money on
new
 st> Cannabis technology; the products and services created by allowing
Cannabis
 st> to be grown.  For instance, Cannabis can completely replace trees for
 st> making paper and it's renewable 3 times a year (trees are only renewable 1
time
 st> every 20 years) which makes paper much cheaper.  Biodegradable plastics
 st> made from Cannabis are superior to any other product currently on the
market;
 st> the medicinal aspect of different strains provide relief to the sick; and
then
 st> we get to Hempoline; a renewable fuel source better than "Corn".  So, by
my
 st> estimation, the government will benefit by taxes on these new products,
our
 st> economy will improve (world wide), and they would still make several
 st> billion a year on taxes by consumers who purchase it for fun in stores.

The why don't the government(s) do that? Someone is making it within their
interest not to.

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regards

David

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