Subj : Break-it-then-fix-it-crat
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Thu Apr 03 2025 10:07:00

> That's logical. But here's the problem: Democrats.

> They legalized marijuana (fixed a problem) then people started selling it
> illegally (caused a problem) and now Democrats have allocated $5 million
> dollars to crack down on illegal sales (fix a problem they created.)

Weren't all sales illegal, and therefore a problem, before they legalized
it?  Not sure about NY but here illegal sales have always been illegal and
have always been a problem with money allocated to combat it.

> Weed is too expensive in the recreational stores. It's like $40 an 1/8th, and
> they charge a whopping 15% excise tax on it. Who's gonna pay that much for
> weed? Not me! And not anybody else who is accustomed to paying $10 a gram.

When weed was not legalized here, there was still a tax on it.  If you were
possession of a tax stamp and got busted selling it, your punishment was
supposedly less because they couldn't tack on tax evasion.

> To me it's insanely contradictory to hear news of the state "cracking down on
> illegal marijuana sales." What's illegal about it? It's marijuana and it's
> legal. No license? Big f'n deal. Who cares? Why don't they spend $5 million
> dollars cracking down on illegal immigrants instead?

The whole purpose of legalizing it in most states was to make money on
taxes (if they didn't already have one like us), license fees, and
application fees, which here I think are not refundable if your appication is
rejected.

I am not sure there is a state who just legalized it for the users.


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