Trudeau wants to impose a 10-percent federal tax on recreational cannabis

gb123

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scratchin for more and he hasnto even begun to crawl hahahah FOOL
Good luck with that idea idiot!

At the end of today's First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told unsuspecting premiers about his plan to tax recreational cannabis.

He proposed that the federal government impose a dollar-a-gram excise tax up to prices of $10. On cannabis priced higher than $10 a gram, the tax would be 10 percent.

Trudeau said the proposal included a plan to split the tax revenue 50-50 with provincial governments.


"The provinces argued that they are going to be burying more costs, certainly, up-front in terms of installing the regime," Trudeau told media in Ottawa after the meeting.

"I certainly said we're open to looking at that and discussing and making sure that we are doing this right."

Trudeau also took the opportunity to reassure Canadians of the government's priorities in legalizing cannabis.

"I emphasize once again that nobody's mindset on this approach is bringing in tax revenue on this," he said.

"The mindset with which we have approached the legalization and control of marijuana from the very beginning has been from a public health and safety standpoint. What we need to do to put in a system that will protect our kids, will protect our communities, and remove the black market from accessing the billions of dollars of profits that they do every year off of this."
 

WHATFG

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I'm sure the black market is shaking in its boots at this announcement. i wonder if the black market can figure out a way around this fair and reasonable approach to the taxation of "recreational" cannabis.....hmmm...So how is that going to work for the "medical cannabis" consumer? Why don't they understand that they cant have two systems?The medical "regime" is already being abused by those people who are medical to be legal.
 

gb123

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said it from day one...cant be both
cant have both

some fool stood up and actually said..
There has to be two separate systems
HHAHAHAHAHAHA
There already is and neither one works..

MMAR still does though
!
 

CalyxCrusher

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He's gotta bring the price up to keep his LP buddies profit margins up. The fact he blindsided the cabinet with this shows his lack of respect for the democratic process. Just like the terrorist pay out
 

Farmer.J

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Don't you have to under cut the black market to put it out of business?o_O

Not pad your political buddies pockets mr Trudeau???? What a joke

Criminalize everyone for doing the same as the gobberment is. So much for legalization
Why not grow massive cannabis fields in southern Saskatchewan, harvest buds with combines and store them in humidity controlled bins until shipped to the sorting facility. The buds can be run through a conveyor belt as part of an assembly line. Popcorn goes one way to be turned into tailor made joints or oils, tops trimmed and sold whole. Sell joints for $10/25pack and buds at $2-3/g. The government could make mountains of cash and the black market would suffer. Quality would be the only factor one could compete against.
 

greg nr

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Why not grow massive cannabis fields in southern Saskatchewan, harvest buds with combines and store them in humidity controlled bins until shipped to the sorting facility. The buds can be run through a conveyor belt as part of an assembly line. Popcorn goes one way to be turned into tailor made joints or oils, tops trimmed and sold whole. Sell joints for $10/25pack and buds at $2-3/g. The government could make mountains of cash and the black market would suffer. Quality would be the only factor one could compete against.
What makes you think the LP's won't do that anyway? It costs less than $1/gm to grow seed to shelf. They will sell it for $8-$10+, tax will be 15%+ on top of that. Cost to manufacture isn't always reflected in retail prices, especially in a monopolistic market.
 

Farmer.J

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What makes you think the LP's won't do that anyway? It costs less than $1/gm to grow seed to shelf. They will sell it for $8-$10+, tax will be 15%+ on top of that. Cost to manufacture isn't always reflected in retail prices, especially in a monopolistic market.
Because the LP's are greedy and think they sell high quality products that deserve $11-$15/g.

I'm just implying that if the government really wants to cripple the BM they gotta flood the market with cheap to produce, potent, low quality and low priced cannabis. They will still make a lot of money from taxation and a large number of consumers would purchase it because of the price alone.
 
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greg nr

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Because the LP's are greedy and think they sell high quality products that deserve $11-$15/g.

I'm just implying that if the government really wants to cripple the BM they gotta flood the market with cheap to produce, potent, low quality and low priced cannabis. They will still make a lot of money from taxation and a large number of consumers would purchase it because of the price alone.
I agree completely, but they aren't structured to do that. This is a money grab. The black market is a ruse. Protecting children is a ruse.
 

CalyxCrusher

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"each gram of pot would be subject to an excise tax of $1 on sales up to $10 and a 10-per-cent tax on sales of more than $10." So it scales up. Doomed to fail

Now the mayor of Montreal is saying they want a cut of the province of Quebecs 50-50 tax proposal with the feds. The tax income greed is spreading like wildfire with everyone coming out of the woodwork wanting their cut. By the time everyone gets their hands in the cookie jar their already doomed to fail $10/g becomes $16-20/g

The infighting for tax revenue will tank it in the end
 

gb123

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lol

Bottom line...

Until they realize the can only charge pennies per ton..
they're Euchred! :cool:

We have said this from day one!

suck it up Mofos.... now yer getting it SIDEWAYS and Boy I bet it hurts ..EH!

Learn what you have put patients though from day one fuckers!
Your loss is OUR GAIN!

cheers cant listen to reason ears! ;)
 
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