They went and did it!
The city of Oakland will now become the first municipality in the nation to formally tax marijuana. A resounding 80 percent of the votes in a special write in amendment were cast in favor of the pot tax provision.
Scheduled to come into effect on New Year's day the new tax will add more than a quarter million bucks to the cash-strapped city's coffers.
Known as Measure F, the tax will affect all pot clubs in Oakland. There are more than 800 pot clubs in California that are ripe for taxation by the state.
Good news,Oaksterdam rules. American downtrodden cities, do you want to revitalize? Look at Oakland, legal cannabis helps with the local economy! Open up the store fronts and see what happens. From slum to thriving community? Oakland, Oaksterdam, California!
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ReplyDelete"The city of Oakland will now become the first country in the nation"...
ReplyDeleteHow many countries are there in the nation?
ReplyDeleteNot nearly enough! :)
ReplyDeleteI would like to become leader of said country nation. Vote for me, and I'll legalize whatever else you would like to inject / snort / drop.
ReplyDeleteWhat will be the nation's second country, maybe Hollywood?
ReplyDeleteCan you link to this, like on a government website or something?
ReplyDeleteYes, thanks for pointing out that Oakland is a country unto itself. Once the smoke settled I downgraded the Utopian country of Oakland to a mere municipality. It went from a fattie to a roach.
ReplyDeleteHello, I do not agree with the previous commentator - not so simple
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