{"id":49433,"date":"2015-01-30T17:53:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T17:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/30\/pot-may-be-a-money-maker-for-colorado-citizens.html"},"modified":"2015-01-30T17:53:18","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T17:53:18","slug":"pot-may-be-a-money-maker-for-colorado-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/30\/pot-may-be-a-money-maker-for-colorado-citizens.html","title":{"rendered":"Pot may be a money-maker for Colorado citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because of our zany TABOR Amendment  (&quot;Taxpayers Bill of Rights&quot;), some of the excise taxes collected on marijuana sales in Colorado may end up going out as refund checks to the citizenry, rather than being used for the purposes previously discussed when it was legalized.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/News\/ci_27404213\/Tax-law-quirk-means-pot-may-pay-off-for-Coloradans-literally'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/EWeZ2DTLr9H930AAOKqBZUZ0K-WBUdzTnilsgrMS0tqzzBNHsBBNpXNsPSqBZfrcyvwO4ncc8FC9OQQhEpwwoy9X-8n_omeD853kk5ialiLLXtYiYPSL88BFHrNVgQT88MVzMiWtTJz5t0QWsEO7bqFqWr2C=w506-h303-p' border='0' style='max-width:650px;'\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/News\/ci_27404213\/Tax-law-quirk-means-pot-may-pay-off-for-Coloradans-literally'>Tax law quirk means pot may pay off for Coloradans literally<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nColorado&#8217;s marijuana experiment was designed to raise revenue for the state and its schools, but a state law may put some of the tax money directly into residents&#8217; pockets, causing quite a headache for lawmakers.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/GFpC9xjpgrm'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because of our zany TABOR Amendment (&quot;Taxpayers Bill of Rights&quot;), some of the excise taxes collected on marijuana sales in Colorado may end up going out as refund checks to the citizenry, rather than being used for the purposes previously discussed when it was legalized. 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But looking at the excessive costs of anti-pot policing, vs. the marginal gain, treating it as anything worse than alcohol is just foolish. #ddtbReshared post from +Breaking NewsColorado asks DEA to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31252,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/06\/going-to-pot-in-colorado.html","url_meta":{"origin":49433,"position":1},"title":"Going to Pot in Colorado","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 6-Nov-12 9:38pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Well. This should be interesting.Plus, hemp production.I foresee some interesting butting heads with the Feds, and lots of role reversals over how federalism is supposed to work.Reshared post from +The Denver PostUPDATE: An amendment that would make it legal in Colorado for individuals to possess and for businesses to sell\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":41383,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/10\/colorado-makes-a-tidy-sum-from-marijuana-taxes.html","url_meta":{"origin":49433,"position":2},"title":"Colorado makes a tidy sum from marijuana taxes","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 10-Mar-14 5:33pm","format":false,"excerpt":"And, so far, no sign of the state devolving into a Mad Max-like nightmare. (Or, for that matter, a Serenity\/Miranda-like snooze-fest.)Reshared post from +Breaking NewsColorado collects $3.5 million in 1st month of marijuana taxes+9NEWS: Colorado collected $2.1 million in recreational marijuana taxes in January, the state Department of Revenue reported.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31516,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/27\/the-legalities-of-off-duty-pot-usage.html","url_meta":{"origin":49433,"position":3},"title":"The legalities of off-duty pot usage","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 27-Nov-12 9:12am","format":false,"excerpt":"Colorado has had legal medical marijuana usage for a while, and just passed a law legalizing (as far as the state is concerned) the use of recreational marijuana. 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