Big Beer Battles Back

[AceDesSpades]

Against Evil Big Green

"The Beer Institute supports efforts underway by lawmakers to close an unintended federal loophole that is enabling the proliferation of unregulated intoxicating hemp products across the country, including those containing synthetically derived THC," the statement said. "Intoxicating hemp and cannabis products are fundamentally different than beer and the taxation of them by government entities should reflect these stark differences just as governments at all levels in the United States have consistently reaffirmed the different tax treatment between beer, wine and hard liquor."

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Source (as if it really matters): Breitbart.com

 

[Wat_Tyler]

The Fed needs to get real about reefer.


It's a good 50 years late . . . .

 

[AceDesSpades]

Let's have a "Smack-down."

Darwin loves a winner.

End Prohibition!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

The reason that things like prohibition and the dope laws stay in place is, the Right People are getting paid. Under the table paid. Bags of cash paid. Long Green paid.


FDR ended prohibition to tax beer to solve the Great Depression. It's likely the only tax increase sales pitch that ever worked.

 

[AceDesSpades]

Can you imagine the taxes on cannabis beer?

There was a revolution!

Double taxation!!!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

The prices still go down when it's legal. A fifth of whiskey cost $5 in 1930. In 1930 dollars, when gas was twenty cents and bread was a nickel.

 

[AceDesSpades]

It's free now...

Gub'mint gonna make me take a subsidy???

 

[Wat_Tyler]

The US gummint should have paid me to stay home and drink.


I'd be amenable to discussing a similar deal to stay home and smoke pot.

 

[ll74]

I had a winter lager at outback yesterday.

Sam Adams is really not my favorite, but it does hit the spot with a good steak.

 

[AceDesSpades]

There's a bureaucracy for that.