A proposal by Gov. John Hickenlooper to direct marijuana revenue toward building affordable housing and curbing homelessness offers a glimpse into the potential the new revenue can have on public services and projects...To the chagrin of pro-marijuana activists, Hickenlooper believes there is a correlation between homelessness, a need for affordable housing and substance abuse, including impacts from marijuana legalization. — The Gazette
Gov. Hickenlooper requested $18.3 million ($16.3 million from marijuana taxes and $2.0 million from the General Fund) toward affordable housing as part of his FY 2017-18 State budget this past November. The Gazette reports that Hickenlooper and his administration “are hesitant to acknowledge that cannabis dollars can have a positive impact on expanding state programs” and that they are currently “adamant that the dollars should be spent only on issues related to marijuana.”
I think the housing problems are due to not enough units and rising prices because suddenly everyone is moving to Colorado from other parts of the country. Nobody is homeless or in need of housing assistance because they are consuming too much marijuana, 'looper, you're making that up.
Pot sales have topped a billion this year. At 30% tax you are over $300 million. Schools only get some of it, not enough to really do all that much but it is enough to do something.
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John Hickenlooper is a hypocrite booze peddler who was against legalization from the start and goes out of his way to avoid mentioning the over millions collected in cannabis tax revenue. Cannabis toxicity has never been recorded to kill anyone in all medical history while the booze like John boy sells directly kills over 104,000 US citizens annually. Business at his breweries is down and John knows why. It has been replaced by cannabis, a far safer alternative to serial killer alcohol. Shame on you John for bending to the will of the corporations instead of the will of the people and what is right.
Taxes for marijuana are some of the highest. Lumped in with other sin taxes at about 30%. Everyone thought it would be great because all the money pulled in would go towards Colorado schools. Even at 30% the MJ taxes only pulled in $129 million, short of the $200 million anticipated. And hardly a drop in the bucket to the. $5.4billion operating budget... So yeah, great idea hickenlooper. Divert these funds into some feel good program while Colorado schools still suck.
what a joke - homelessness caused by marijuana legalization...like all these bums are spending top dollar on grade A weed and dabs....laughable.
I think the housing problems are due to not enough units and rising prices because suddenly everyone is moving to Colorado from other parts of the country. Nobody is homeless or in need of housing assistance because they are consuming too much marijuana, 'looper, you're making that up.
Pot sales have topped a billion this year. At 30% tax you are over $300 million. Schools only get some of it, not enough to really do all that much but it is enough to do something.
And that is why the DNC should wake up and not raise this corporate goon to be a presidential candidate
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