> Vice taxes and revenue streams to be kept alive for the district?
In Colorado, the first $40M in taxes each year are required to be allocated towards school funding, per the state constitution.
The not-so-subtle goal is to make it politically painful to repeal this amendment, as any attempt to criminalize marijuana again can be spun as an attempt to cut funding for education.
> That's going to be such a kick-in-the-backside for everyone who just wanted to decriminalize it & stop putting people away for years.
But it's a big win for people who wanted true legalization and wanted to address the larger problems associated with the illegal supply of marijuana, such as drug cartels.
In Colorado, the first $40M in taxes each year are required to be allocated towards school funding, per the state constitution.
The not-so-subtle goal is to make it politically painful to repeal this amendment, as any attempt to criminalize marijuana again can be spun as an attempt to cut funding for education.
> That's going to be such a kick-in-the-backside for everyone who just wanted to decriminalize it & stop putting people away for years.
But it's a big win for people who wanted true legalization and wanted to address the larger problems associated with the illegal supply of marijuana, such as drug cartels.