This is pretty bizarre. Kansas now has a tax on illegal drugs. You need to buy drug tax stamps if you are an illegal drug dealer and they promise not to rat on you. If you read any FAQ this year make sure it is the Kansas drug stamp tax FAQ.
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Taxation is the first step before (or the 1st step AFTER) legalization. In some countries where prostitution is legal, the prostitutes are taxed and required to maintain certain health standards and regular medical checkups. The idea being, it happpens, earn revenue off it, and make it safer. But I think the biggest thing is earn revenue off it. I just don't know if it's constitutional to tax a FEDERALLY ILLEGAL activity. To FINE it yes, but to tax it NO!
Ok, after going to the other link, I think I do see some logic too it. Why should the feds get the most money from fines?!!! Why not give the state more from taxes/fines! If the "honest drug dealer", gets the coupons, that more state revenue up front on a consistent basis. If not, then it's more later. Either way (whether caught or honest or neither) the revenue increases. Hmmmmm... But, I could see some drug dealer getting off because somehow he can prove or cause a reasonable doubt that the private information was leaked and lead to his/her arrest. so the cops might be less likely to arrest someone who paid the tax because it would be hard to PROVE no leaks! The drug dealer stays out of jail on a technicality, the state gets more $$, and the kids die. sounds like a good compromise to me. Grrrr.