The state of Illinois is reporting record tax revenue on legal marijuana, with nearly half a billion dollars in the last year. Illinois consumers pay the second highest taxes in the nation when they buy legal recreational marijuana. However, experts claim lowering taxes could mean more money for the organizations that benefit from those funds.
“The largest portion of the tax proceeds covers the state’s costs for administering the marijuana program and expunging minor cannabis offences,” this says. Hmm. I suspect the street vendors control their overhead better.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Well, I get my home grown for almost nothing…
“The largest portion of the tax proceeds covers the state’s costs for administering the marijuana program and expunging minor cannabis offences,” this says. Hmm. I suspect the street vendors control their overhead better.