The government has destroyed people's lives for over eighty years with cannabis criminalization. They've raked in untold trillions off fundraising, scare tactics, donations and lobbying.
Libs are already negotiating against themselves by saying that. They think the government is going to tax the weed and somehow not use the money for the defense budget?
I can't really pinpoint why this one really sticks in my craw.
Its like the old saying goes: "give a liberal a magic lamp, and they'll negotiate down to one wish and use it for something they think Republicans would like"
If it's a local tax it's not going to the defense budget. Maybe police though
In some places I think they had the money go to something specific like schools and not the general fund
If it ever gets federally legalized, you know there will be a national tax. Even by way of income tax from the business owners. A big problem right now is that since it's not federally legal, banks can't take the money, so there is just mountains of cash sitting around these businesses. Just another target for crime. Restrict access to these things and people will break in to steal