Pubdate: Thu, 19 May 2016
Source: Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
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Author: Michael Rose

LOSING OUT ON POT TAXES

Because the legalization of medical marijuana will be on the ballot 
again this year, Florida legislators may want to remember that states 
are losing billions by not legalizing pot.

According to a new study, federal and state governments are missing 
out on $28 billion by not legalizing recreational marijuana.

The study was released on May 12 by the Tax Foundation, an 
independent think tank. Experts said most of that revenue would come 
from a tax on marijuana.

The study criticized moral objections to marijuana legalization-such 
as concerns over addiction-by suggesting that people abuse marijuana 
regardless of its legal status. And according to a national survey on 
drug use and health, roughly 12 percent of marijuana users were 
considered "abusers" of the drug.

Michael Rose, Lighthouse Point
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