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How Government Tax Policies on Tobacco and Cannabis Fuel the Black Market
Taxation is a crucial tool for generating government revenue, but when applied unevenly across states, it can create unintended consequences—specifically, fueling the very black markets lawmakers aim to suppress. This phenomenon has been evident in the tobacco industry for decades and is now repeating itself in the emerging legal cannabis market. By examining how tax…
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It’s about the control not the revenue.
The National Firearms Act of 1934 and Cannabis Taxation: A Tool for Prohibition in Disguise Throughout American history, taxation has been wielded as a weapon of prohibition, cloaked in the guise of regulatory measures. A prime example of this strategy is the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA), which imposed a $200 tax on certain firearms…
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Law Enforcement’s Unequal Cannabis Enforcement: A Parallel to Organized Crime Racketeering
In a striking analysis of law enforcement practices, experts are drawing parallels between the unequal enforcement of cannabis laws and the tactics employed by organized crime syndicates. As the legal landscape surrounding cannabis continues to evolve, many believe that the discrepancies in enforcement are reminiscent of racketeering behaviors aimed at protecting criminal operations. For decades,…
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