Speaking of a new tax ....

[Sdiver]

Not to take away from Albeham's rain tax thread, but the Colorado House has passed a new legislation to tax "recreational marijuana" an additional 25% on top of the regular 2.9%.

The funny thing is, the same people who were crying (and in some instances still are) about the recent "gun control" measures recently put into law here and supported the Dims that created, pushed through the legislature those laws, are now crying like little children that their pot is going to be taxed so high and are crying for the removal of those legislators.

The typical Dim mind .... They only support the law (and lawmakers) when it just benefits them.

This one is going to fun to watch.

25 percent marijuana tax legislation clears Colorado House

DENVER - Recreational pot taxes above 25 percent have won final approval in the House and await action in the Senate.

The tax vote was a party-line 37-27 without debate Tuesday. The taxes would be a 15 percent excise tax, with the money used for school construction, and a new 10 marijuana sales tax, to pay for regulation and enforcement. Those would be in addition to a statewide 2.9 percent sales tax and any local sales taxes.

Republicans say that the pot tax rate may be too high, and voters may reject the taxes on ballots this fall. Democrats argue that Coloradans want marijuana taxed steeply, and that the high tax rate is in line with other sin taxes such as tobacco taxes and gaming taxes.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...colorado-house