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2020-01-02 Home Front: Culture Wars

Hundreds wait in long lines as Illinois begins selling recreational marijuana legally and governor pardons more than 11,000 cannabis convictions

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-01-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

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"What about reparation for the thousands of dollars worth of weed destroyed after seizure ? All our pot burned and flushed ? The city must pay us back !"

"Wha ...?"

"OK, at least enough to buy 30 grams ! Subsidize the weed !"

Posted by Dron66046 2020-01-02 05:40|| 2020-01-02 05:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Pot that's grown legally have to pay taxes and fees to the state.

Pot that was seized and burned, has neither paid taxes nor fees.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-01-02 07:52|| 2020-01-02 07:52|| Front Page Top

#3 'Street' pot will end up being cheaper as it won't have the tax burden.

And now anyone caught in possession of pot can claim that they got it legally, unless there's some rule that you have to hang on to your receipts. Of course, the forgers have a new venue there.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-01-02 08:44|| 2020-01-02 08:44|| Front Page Top

#4 How long before "legally" produced and sold pot has to have "taggants," like explosives and gunpowder do?

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-02 10:36|| 2020-01-02 10:36|| Front Page Top

#5 http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/2020/01/weed-costs-how-much.html

Posted by James 2020-01-02 12:23|| https://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2020-01-02 12:23|| Front Page Top

#6 SCC link @5 sums it up nicely.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-01-02 16:28|| 2020-01-02 16:28|| Front Page Top

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