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Originally Posted by blankall
I agree. All decriminilization really does is create a grey zone in the law.
I don't see any problems with legalizing it, personally. Based on what I have seen from the pharmaceutical, tobacco, and liquor industries, I just don't see any savings being passed on to the consumer.
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I implore you to read that paper in it's entirety.
Alcohol in BC is taxed at I believe 60 percent. in the Rand study, the 50 dollar excise tax can account for over that amount. On top of that, they also apply a sales tax of 3.5 percent onto the wholesale price as well.
To me, knowing the diverse cross section of society that I do, find it completely unfathomable to think that if marijuana were legalized, it would somehow be more expensive than it is, and that people wouldn't readily consume it at that price.
Of course, not everything is created equal. Some homebrew beers are worse than others, while microbreweries have really carved out their own, distinct market.