POT SMOKING WILL PROVE TO BE PERMANENTLY ADDICTIVE

Not to the smokers but to the governments that collect the taxes. Anyone that thinks marijuana will not be legalized is badly deluded. The real addictive properties of this otherwise benign drug are about to be exhibited for all the world to see. Governments will be selling joints right next to the Powerball tickets. All vice is laudable when it produces a revenue stream for the politicians to use to buy favors.

"Attorney General John Suthers said in a legal opinion released late today that the sale of medical marijuana is subject to taxation.

Responding to a query from Gov. Bill Ritter's office, Suthers, a Republican, said, "Medical marijuana is tangible property that is generally subject to state sales tax."

The opinion also said medical marijuana dispensaries must obtain retail sales licenses from the state.

Medical marijuana advocates applauded the opinion as a step in the right direction, saying the industry had been working on proposals to enact some sort of tax."

Denver Post