Legalizing Drugs Would Boost US Budgets By $100 Billion, Harvard Researcher Concludes

Marijuana Moment
By Tom AngellJul 23, 2018, 10:59 am17 pts
Ending the prohibition of marijuana and other currently illegal drugs and instead taxing and regulating their sales would supplement federal and state government budgets to the tune of up to $106.7 billion a year, according to a new analysis from a Harvard University researcher. “At both the federal and state…

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