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Azr431 t1_ivzkzm4 wrote

Reply to comment by Hoops867 in I believe NH is waiting to legalize marijuana to sell it like it does with Liquor. I know other people believe this to, so I wanted to ask what others think of this? by JCquitt

I don’t think anyone is advocating for it becoming an unreasonable tax revenue stream. I see no issues with regulating and taxing cannabis like alcohol.

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Hoops867 t1_ivznw97 wrote

Yeah, if it's regulated and taxed like alcohol, great all around. Almost every state is looking at it as a cash cow initially that they can and do tax the hell out of and that's bad for the industry in long term.

Even better if it's handled like alcohol in places that can sell it and home production and everything else as well.

In Oregon, beer is taxed less than a penny per beer. Cannabis is taxed 17% by the state and towns can tax it up to an additional 3%.

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Azr431 t1_ivzz72x wrote

I’d imagine alcohol regulations already on the books contributes to the biggest differences. The two products are also inherently different in their supply chains and distribution.

This is kinda getting into the weeds. The fact that NH is the only state in the northeast that still bans recreational cannabis despite overwhelming popular support shows there’s something wrong with leadership in Concord.

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Hoops867 t1_iw05oyp wrote

I agree. Although it's not just concord. Leadership just doesn't listen to the people everywhere for different things depending on what their financial interests are.

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