Pot Tax worth 2$ Billion
VANCOUVER -- The federal government should decriminalize marijuana and tax the revenue, says a report released yesterday by the usually conservative Fraser Institute. Conservative estimates show the government stands to reap an estimated $2 billion in potential revenues annually into its coffers, said Steve Easton, a Simon Fraser University prof.
The benefits of legalizing are that organized crime would be shut out and those harmed by marijuana could get treatment instead of going to jail, Easton argued.
By the Canadian Press
VANCOUVER -- The federal government should decriminalize marijuana and tax the revenue, says a report released yesterday by the usually conservative Fraser Institute. Conservative estimates show the government stands to reap an estimated $2 billion in potential revenues annually into its coffers, said Steve Easton, a Simon Fraser University prof.
The benefits of legalizing are that organized crime would be shut out and those harmed by marijuana could get treatment instead of going to jail, Easton argued.
By the Canadian Press