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2007-07-11 10:07:31 · 7 answers · asked by beau 2 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
For sure it would be taxed like cigarettes. This would provide a new source of tax revenue for the government, which should result of the lowering of other taxes, such as sales tax and income tax. The lower taxes should stimulate the economy.
As for whether it would produce a negative impact on productivity, I'd say doubtful. It would have the same restrictions as alcohol, i.e. don't do it at work.
2007-07-11 10:24:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it may enable a lot of taxes to be accrued. between the excuses FDR wanted to end Prohibition became into because of the fact it may generate 1000's of hundreds of thousands in taxes. it may additionally save billions each and every 3 hundred and sixty 5 days in regulation enforcement and incarceration. As many as a million/3 of prisoners in federal prisons are 'casual' drug clients, human beings whose merely crime is inner maximum use of medicine. Why ought to we waste scarce regulation enforcement components chasing innocuous potheads. OTOH some agencies could be affected if extra human beings have been sitting at abode smoking pot and gazing Betty Boop cartoons and Cheech and Chong video clips than going out to bars and action pictures and stuff.
2016-10-01 09:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will guarantee you that legalized cannabis will not help the economy because it will mean that there will be even more wild young people doing stupid destructive things that have to be paid for by someone else.
2007-07-11 11:07:44 · answer #3 · answered by Julius C 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it would be a good thing as it would take cannabis off the black market, drug dealers would need to find other incomes , tax could be paid on it and it could be regulated it would be similar to alcohol
people who dont smoke it would continue not to smoke it and those that do will continue to do so
2007-07-11 10:58:19 · answer #4 · answered by Karl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Deformed babies, increased population in mental institutions, school delinquency, decrease life expectancy, teenage pregnancies, more potent substances, vagrancy, or unemployment. You decide.
BTW, Scott M. -- We can't even get the dealers in prison much less than users.
2007-07-11 11:09:38 · answer #5 · answered by Menehune 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think the tax revenues would be great. I also think the fact we won't be filling our prisons with pot smokers will allso be a benifit.
2007-07-11 10:30:32 · answer #6 · answered by The Forgotten 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it would make everyone apathetic and snack food sales would go through the roof.
2007-07-11 10:16:45 · answer #7 · answered by NikNak 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋