Strip clubs, marijuana eyed during budget crunch - CNN.com - 0 views
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One of the more controversial ideas is to legalize the sale of marijuana, as proposed in a bill introduced in California's state legislature by Democratic State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano this year. The bill proposed taxing pot by $50 per ounce. If legalized, marijuana could become California's No. 1 cash crop, bringing in an estimated $1 billion a year in state taxes.
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Mary Richards on 29 Jul 09I've never understood why Uncle Sam didn't do this years ago. What a great way to increase tax revenue. And, if there is a true concern over marijuana use (gateway drug and all that) what better way to put it out of the reach of kids by increasing the cost?
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