Keeping marijuana illegal is tantamount to taxing it—and that’s just fine with R. Gil Kerlikowske, federal drug czar, who says the high price discourages consumption by young people. His bizarre logic also admits that the profits of pot go into the hands of criminals, instead of enriching government coffers, like standard taxes on alcohol and [...]
Fed Drug Czar: Pot Needs to Be Illegal to Keep Prices High, Reduce Demand |
| By: Jon Walker Thursday May 6, 2010 2:31 pm |


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