Say what you will about medical marijuana but one question is not up for debate: whether or not it would make state's money. In late 2009, the Colorado Attorney General gave cities permission to start taxing medical marijuana and the green (not that green) has been rolling in. How much money have they made? Well, according to NBC affiliate 9News, the city of Denver raised revenues of over $1 million in only five months. Whoa, dude.
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June 22, 2010
Denver Sales Tax On Medical Marijuana Raised Over $1 Million In Five Months
By Jon Bershad
Denver Sales Tax On Medical Marijuana Raised Over $1 Million In Five Months
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