Pubdate: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Page: A - 9 Copyright: 2010 Hearst Communications Inc. Contact: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/submissions/#1 Website: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/388 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n212/a10.html Author: John Newmeyer TAX POT - JUST LIKE ALCOHOL If marijuana is legalized ("Bid to legalize pot goes on ballot," March 25), then state and local entities can obtain tax revenue from users, just as with alcohol and tobacco. Seems fair to me. The pot smokers aren't going to go away, and they've enjoyed their particular intoxicant tax free for far too long. John Newmeyer San Francisco - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake