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Osiris32 t1_iy3w1ml wrote

Reply to comment by joeylee23 in Ireland Aims To Legalize Cannabis For Personal Use by seebz69

$296.3 million USD per year. Just on sales.

That's extrapolating what my state's (Oregon) yearly marijuana tax revenue is and adjusting for Ireland's bigger population.

That number jumps up even more when you get into things like license fees, property taxes, inspection fees, etc. Not to mention the employment bump and the economic impact of legalization on tourism.

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Osiris32 t1_iy562tb wrote

> Giant, stupid waste of money keeping it illegal

I cannot agree with you more. Legalization saved us millions in court/incarceration costs and gained us hundreds of millions in tax revenue and new wages. It's fiscally responsible.

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