Weaponized_Puddle t1_j7i1d50 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Reply to comment by misterferguson in The Mayor Says He’s Cracking Down on Unlicensed Weed Sales. His Task Force Says Otherwise. by drpvn

I disagree, I think the liquor tax being so small and unnoticeable is the reason a big black market for liquor exists.

I also disagree that our government is competent to shut down these theoretical stores if they existed in the same vein as the weed stores.

The whole illegal weed store situation could simply be solved by less government regulation on weed. Then people would be buying through the channels that it would actually be taxed through.

misterferguson t1_j7i1nsg wrote on February 6, 2023 at 11:03 PM

This doesn’t line up with my personal experience. In my neighborhood, two of the places that sell weed (illegally) are also the spots where everyone buys Virginia cigarettes and loosies. They’re just in the business of dodging taxes. But agree to disagree.