After two tries, Arizona voters have passed an initiative authorizing Medical Marijuana.
The law is very restrictive and many people who need it will not qualify - but that doesn't seem to be enough for some Arizona Democrats.
So they are proposing a 300% tax on Medical Marijuana.
The prime sponsor, Steve Farley, equates the tax to the current tax on cigarettes:
Farley, however, said the tax is justified. He said a 300 percent levy puts the tax on marijuana at the same general level as the tax on cigarettes, which are subject to a $2-per-pack levy.
"People use cigarettes as an over-the-counter medication for various types of things," he said.
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But this is not marijuana for recreational use.
I am ashamed to say that I have campaigned and donated to these clowns, and am deeply embarrassed to see such Republican behavior on the part of Democrats.
The bill is HB 2557
I would encourage any of the poor remaining Arizona Democrats who are left in this benighted state to let their representatives know how they feel about this bill.
The Sponsors are:
Farley - 602-926-3022
Ash - 602-926-3160
Chabin - 602-926-5160
Wheeler- 602-926-3300
Aboud - 602-926-5262
Nelson - 602-926-5872
Sinema - 602-926-5058