Should Colorado Tax Medical Marijuana?

I am on MMJ in Co. but the price is so high I can't afford it.
Co. needs to help control the price. My caregiver can grow 6 plants for me. 6 plants will produce about 9 pounds a year. But no one can smoke that much if they are using it for medical use only. One person can use about 3 to 4 pounds a year. So why do they charge us so much. These dispensaries are making a killing on us. That is not right. I thought that they were there to help us, not put us in the poor house. I pay taxes on everything because our government controls everything so why can't they control the prices on MMJ and make it more affordable. Some of us really do need MMj for our medical problems.
The state governments need to stop the dispensaries from becoming millionaire over night. So I am asking the government in all states that has MMJ laws to step in and HELP MMJ patients.

if they tax it, they open the door for the illegal distribution of the bud all over that state.. keep the prices low or the drug dealers will

..only on the first ounce that is..

Taxing medicine seems a little ... out of touch?

C'mon people, who actually didn't see this one coming along with the medical MJ?

1 dollar/ounce, that's it , no more.

surely they have to tax it, because they are greedy bastards making a lot of expensive ineffective counterproductive stupid mistakes that have been made before and now they need money!Pffff...

They HAVE to tax it! Anything sold is subject to tax, as our tax code is written. Our DA (DAN MAY) said today-when prosecuting drug cases, they'll charge them with a tax code violation (felony usually) as well, because even though there was criminal intent and what was sold was illegal, it was still subject to tax. I don't know how successful he is at having the charge stick, but it's interesting-the fucks actually use that against us, and he stood there and said that using the same practice would legitimize mmj even more, and he would advise against it. Ridiculous.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get into the dispensary industry in Colorado Springs??? Any info on buisnesses that are hiring or how to start my own dispensary would be highly appreciated.

if the people are going to pay tax buying a medicine that nature offers for free let them buy some eyeopening medicine while they're at it. I said it before, people grow your own , get earhtconnected.

if they turn green to make some green. they should grow their own.

Come on Florida! WE CAN DO IT! Get it on the ballot! Go to www.pufmm.org and lets get medical marijuana legal in Florida. It will never happen unless we all pitch in. We need about 700,000 signatures. Not many people know about this so we need to all pitch in and get on the ball with this. In the event that we can't get all the signatures in time they are good for 4 years so we will still have a chance in 2012. Lets not wait that long lets get this done now!

all legal things are taxed by the federal government. We are in a reccession so we could sure use lose taxes for important funding or i guess the war. Politicians do what they want. But taxation by the federal government is the ultimate realization by the government that weed is a legal product. The feds are considering this sense they already spend billions of dollars to control illegal drugs to begin with. If weed is legalized then growing can be legalized as well. This means when it is legal everything else will become legal like seeds...

I don't know. I tend to think making marijuana legal might be worse because then the Fed and state can up the price to whatever they want. Maybe having marijuana decriminalized would be the better way to go so it remains affordable, then again maybe not. I guess if you could grow your own (which I would do) then you could bypass the federal and state taxes.

yea only because once they see how much money they can get from it... i wouldnt be suprised if the whole country legalized it.

if any body was going to take control, it will probly be Marbrol cigaretts, thay have the money land and factorys to twist up are weed. .. lets keep it in control of the people.

do you realy think its ok that its legal in some states but not legal with the fed.gov. with all these isues on who can and where they can grow and should it be taxed,how long befor fed. government takes complete control and does the growing selling and taxing themselves.that being said all the peeps that jumped on the its ok to grow wagon are red flagged! realy now peeps how hard do you yhink it is for the feds to get there hands on the list of peeps growing .......um not hard at all ! smells like shit to me

If the STATE taxes your weed, then everyone is off the radar as criminals, and your damn economy will improve faster than that of California(I live in CA and everyone is broke and fearful of losing their jobs)

We should be glad they are going to tax our weed. If the states are able to gain from this, then it will only help out cause.

I would rather pay 65 dollars and have some of it go back into our communities then pay 45 dollars and have all of it go to the mexcian cartels.

they already tax it in oakland ca and its like 60 for an righth plus seven dollars tax...so 67 dollars an 8th fuck that i would rather pay 45 on the streets and tip the dealer 5 bucks for not lagging to bring it to me..lol and i would save 17 dollars for food and gas ohh not to mention the gas to drive up there fuck this shit its medicine not liquor you cannot tax it I will protest at city halls if they do this in ca..its like co is gunna give these other medical states ideas on how to fuck us patients over

GROW YOUR OWN PEOPLE

its one step closer to being legal with a tax over it. shoot im down with it everything is taxed thats just how the world spinnes. in the state of michigan look at property taxes even after you own your home and your retried you still got to pay your property tax which is bs. all in all with taxing marihuana it would only further the fight with more reasons to regalte and legelize end of story

if its being sold, it will be taxed... so grow your own. let them tax the seeds and clones... you dig?

I am really happy that I found this page. There is so many things that could come of this. But is our big brother ever going to see tax it, produce it like a cash crop. keep the money spent on it here in the U.S.. I could write about this subject til I was blue in the face. But the bible even says that all seed bearin plants and herbs are here for use. I dream that are government will wake up some day. I am a felon because of possession it should not be this way. Never have I commented any crime other than speeding twice. Get it Legal I wish that cheech and chong where more concerned with this topic than just making money. BUT ITS TRUE

AND THE WINNER IS!!!!!!??????!!!!!!!!!???????????"

THE PEOPLES FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS TO THEIR OWN BODIES?????

I DO'NT FREAKING THINK SO MAN!!!!!!!

TAXING MEDICINE IS IMMORAL. IT IS INHUMANE, IT IS UNNATURAL,
IT'S UNKIND AND UNCARING.

AND IT REALLY PISSES A LOT OF GOOD GOD FEARING PEOPLE OFF!!!!!

I THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN OUTED ONE TOO MANY TIMES FOR THIS TO GO ON ANY LONGER.

THE STATES BEING WHAT THEY ARE HAVE LET THE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR WAY., "sort of" AND NOW THE GREEDY POLITICIANS AND THE LAWMAKERS HAVE SMELLED MORE OF "OUR MONEY" AND MORE POWER TO HOLD THE PEOPLE IN A SUBMISSIVE CHECKMATE OF SORTS. IT JUST WILL NOT STAND THE TEST OF LOGIC ANYMORE.
WELL?? THE STATE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MAY KEEP US IN THE SLAVE WAGE EARNER BRACKET FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT POSSIBLE!!!!

IF WE THE PEOPLE DO NOT GET UP OFF OUR COLLECTIVE LAZY STONER ASSES AND DO SOME VERY TOUGH AND UNPLEASNAT THINGS LIKE WORK REALLY HARD ALL DAY ORGANIZING AND BUCKLE DOWN WE ARE SCREWED!!!

THE HEALTH CARE BILL IN WASHINGTON D.C. "WILL"
"not might or may.," IT WILL USURP THE STATES RIGHTS TO ALLOW FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR "ANY" OTHER HERBAL SUPPLIMENTS WITHOUT DOCTOR PRESCRIPTIONS!!!!!!

HAS ANYONE READ THE BILL?
DO ANY ONE OF YOU HERE IN HIGH TIMES CYBER LAND KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE TO OBTAIN HERBAL MEDICINES ALONG WITH OUR MARIJUANA?

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY RULES HAVE ALL BUT BEEN SUSPENDED AND THE BILL IS LIKELY TO PASS ANYWAYS!!!

THEY CALL IT RECONCILIATION!!!!!

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY THINK THEY ARE RECONCILING TO BEGIN WITH!!!!

I BET IT HAS TO DO WITH HOW LITTLE THE LAW MAKERS WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR FREE RIDES INTO RETIREMENT.,THAT IS ALL IT IS ABOUT.
HOW DO WE KEEP THE PEOPLE SUBMISSIVE AND COMPLIANT WHILE "DOING IT" TO THEM.,/"stripping freedoms and liberties and rights from the people" AGAIN?

WHEN DOES IT END?

HYPER INFLATION AND UNPAID PENSIONS AND STATE PAYROLLS AND WORKERS STRIKES ARE COMING TO A NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR YOU SOON!

TAXES AND MORE TAXES AND WE ARE STILL BROKE AND HAVE LESS SERVICES AND POTHOLES IN EVERY STREET? AND NO JOBS AND NO SECURITY AS PROMISED A THOUSAND TIMES IN A THOUSAND ELECTIONS TO DATE.
HELL WE HAVE NO IMMIGRATION CONTROL AND OUR BOARDERS ARE POROUS AS A SIVE!!!!

SCREW THE LAW MAKERS AND THEIR TAXES!!!!!!

GROW YOUR OWN, FREE YOUR MIND, FREE THE PLANET!!!!!!!

All this uproar,over something that will be a non-issue, within 3 months of marijuana legalization. When it is legalized,you will have to hunt hard to find a "medical marijuana" dispensary. Who would pay that much for marijuana when the "commercial" marijuana,although it might take two joints instead of one,will do the job,at a much more reasonable price.

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is it really so bad to tax medical marijuana? I say no, we should just be thankful it's legal at all. The state of Colorado is simply taking an oppurtunity to earn revenue on a new frontier. I say it's the least we could do is to pay a tax. Will it really kill us? And who knows, it might bring in some positive light on a society generally frowned upon, even with today's new laws. I would have no problem paying the Medical Marijuana if i chose to live in Colorado. (i would think of it as a "thank you" if you will)

@ justin those are only for patients not just anybody...and they are thryin to get rid of over half of em..FUCK OUR CORRUPT GOV

hey if they tried that shit on me i will go back to the streets buying meds cause most dispensaries charge my max i will pay as is...this is stupid how you gunna tax medicine..you want to tax it legalize it for 21 and up tax it and put a 250 dollar ounce cap in all of ca..and exclude medical patients from tax because how can you tax medicine next there gunna wanna tax the air we breath STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR FREEDOM PEOPLE

oink oink oink hightimes doesn't allow pasting!!! oink oink oink this is hard work oink oink oink oink oink oink tax it oink oink oink oink

Its already happening! Its crazy that its this popular, look at http://laweedmap.net just look at all the LEGAL pot stores there are in LA!

UNTIL IT'S LEGAL, THE PIGS CONTROL EVERYTHING!!!!

I guess its okay when the goverment deals the drugs. Stay out of my stash unclesam, I dont support your terrorism.

what the hell is the gov waiting for it would pull this economy back together ,, if 10% of the country is out of work i bet this would get people back to work ! think advertising,marketing,,, how many jobs are in alchohl and tobacco world wide? if the gov would let us do our thing we could all profit , all the money generated would top off the economy bothered

Mar 1 2010, 1:53 am
as soon as it is legal it would be mass produced like tabacco and everyone in the US could become pot farmers,, all of the world for that matter ,it would create millions and millions of jobs overnight bothered

Mar 1 2010, 1:45 am
every pot head could apply and be hired, you know it would make your resume look better to me bothered

Mar 1 2010, 1:40 am
by the way if and when its legal it would create more jobs than it takes away just remember all the pot heads in prison and when they get out they'll need jobs too ,, it would be a hell of a way to save social security! bothered

Mar 1 2010, 1:29 am
its a DEA form 222 that makes controlled drugs legal to dispense ,, this is a federal loop hole bothered

Mar 1 2010, 1:19 am
you cant make my rx illegal from one state to another bothered

Mar 1 2010, 1:14 am
if i have an rx for weed i should be able to light up and toke it up in any designated smoking area anywhere and if im arrested for it my civil rights have just been violated i should also be able to transport my rx anywhere i see fit!otherwise i would be confined to the states where it is legal, this a form of incarceration jay

Mar 1 2010, 1:06 am
that isnt fucked up. its only legal in certain states...its not like medical marijuana is legalized through a federal law bothered

Feb 28 2010, 11:30 pm
if i took my percacet rx and my weed rx from cali to georgia on and airplaine i could be busted in the atlanta airport for weed how fucked up is that

If they tax it I want some say as to where that money goes being a resident card holder.

Never Tax MEDICAL Marijuana

http://usanthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/never-tax-medical-marijuana.html

Either, respect the medicine or legalize the "drug"!!

YES WE CANNABIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's wrong with health care in america today? GREED!!!!!
There are no easy answers to the cannabis/hemp/mmj tax don't
tax question.If greed was'nt a factor what might the results be?

I agree with most that we claim that we want to help the state by letting them tax our meds just like ciggs and beer.
We need to tread lightly here because if we let them control our medicine we will be right back where we started. I don't want the FEDS growing and distributing my meds! They already allow enough FDA approved poisons to kill us 10 times over. If we want to maintain quality meds, we can't let the Government control that aspect of this. I can guarantee when it is all said and done,everything we will be made synthetic. Any medication that is synthetically derived is nothing but poison to our systems.

Wm. Reynolds
thebudreview.com
thebudguru.com

YES, should. why would u say no? people at the clubs in California and Colorado should control the prices better,its way to much money for the average hard working toker. it cant be supply and demand. people on the streets are giveng way better prices. its gitting out of control, they use to say the prices are just as high or higher(then street value) so people dont resale. cannabis is getting more legal and prices are going higher, when, it should go the other way.BULL SHIT ... clones should be way cheaper also, as well as seeds... put a plant in every yard, so no one will need to steal... STOP STEALING PEOPLES WEED..(thats to you thieves. why the fuck people cant grow hemp? thats fucking stupid, plant been a mane crop for our founding fathers and here in 2010 were in this shit? wtf? the people need to take back this shit! if your a DEA, say "NO,i will not break down this door, because grandma and grampa are toking and growing!" and if your co-worker will go do it? beat his ass! stand up to your boss! you know in your hart cannabis dose not and will not harm anybody, in fact, it makes people harmless! wake up! stand up!

As a card holding lisenced smoker in colorado, i know that the price for a good Bud is steap enough. I do not think the state should have their hand in this cookie"pot" too.

A. NO

IF WE THE PEOPLE GIVE THEM THE RIGHTS TO TAX MARIJUANA.,
WE ARE IN EFFECT GIVING THEM THE RIGHT TO CONTROL IT AND US EVEN MORE THAN WE ARE NOW!!!!

ARE WE GOING TO TRUST THE GOVERNMENT???
WITH "MORE" OF "OUR" TAX "MONEY"?
IN THESE ECONOMIC TIMES WICH THEY HELPED BRING UPON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE?!?!?!!

SCREW THE GOVERNMENT CONTROL MACHINE!!!

GROW YOUR OWN, FREE YOUR MIND, FREE THE PLANET!!!!!

YOU WILL NOT TAX THE SICK AND DYING!!!!!!!!!!!
Recreational tax like beer OK. When it is legal.
When anyone goes and gets Oxycontin from the pharmacy there is NO TAX, NONE, PERIOD!!!!!!
I love Montana, NO SALES TAX HERE!!!
Stay in Colorado..... brrr its cold here ha ha ha!
If Colorado operated NON PROFITS like I do there would be ZERO problems.
Its just GREED!!!
We give 1 oz to every patient for FREE every harvest!
We top out at 400oz donation for the exact same quality and strains as Harbor side in San Francisco and the Berkley patients co-op most strains are 250-300oz donation.All organic!Grown in dirt! In Montana, mmmmm tasty!
ALL GOVERNMENT ISSUED CARDS ARE VALID IN MONTANA!!!
Come visit The Last Best Place!!!
We have your medication available here!
Good health to all
Michael J. Smith
Executive director
www.thehealingcentermt.org
www.montanahempfarmers.org
www.sensiblemontana.org

I don't think we can hipocritical of the issue. We claim marijuana can create all this money for the states, and we base this claim to try to get more legalization bills pushed through. Lets put our money where our mouth is and back up our claims. If we make these medical marijuana states alot of money, people will see a larger benifit in full legalization. Full legalization should be the main goal.

Cannabis should be taxed when it is sold along side of BEER to any one with proof of adulthood.

Extracting revenue from the medicine budgets of the ill is UNCONSCIONABLE.

Any questions?

i hope they do tax it there greed will lead to legal weed

I already pay taxes on MMJ I have purchased from a dispecery!?!

Tax it! The world is changing. Are you ready?
Hydroponicsbrew.com

I don't think that taxing marijuana, medical or otherwise, is as feasible as people assume. However, if it gets politicians to vote for legalization, then I'm all for it!!

- Johnny Green
http://www.theweedblog.com

I'm not a medical patient or a Colorado resident. But as an outsider, I'd consider it a good thing any time a government decides to make money off of marijuana sales or production. There are few better ways to entrench an industry than turning it into a source of government revenue.