Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) this past week told a community forum that to pay for the Kirwan Commission’s $ 4 billion educational spending recommendations, the state should legalize and control the sale of marijuana.[i] According to Bethesda Beat, Elrich’s vision includes the state government controlling marijuana dispensaries, much like how the county government operates its liquor stores.
Among the many, many problems with Elrich’s proposal for paying for Kirwan, the county-run liquor stores actually lose money.
According to a more detailed financial analysis recently completed for the County Council, the liquor monopoly’s net profit is entirely due to its wholesale warehouse operation. The County’s retail operation, its twenty-five stores with a monopoly on selling hard liquor, in fact, loses money. The loss is about $5 million a year.
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Just like Md cant stand the free market..they will screw this up just like cigs, booze and lottery..make the black market flourish since its cheaper then the current outlets. I cant leave this dieased state fast enough.. SOMEONE TAKE THE CHECKBOOKS FROM MD LEADERS and GET SCHOOL VOUCHERS ON THE BALLOT..we can fix this mess. Just get these idiots out of the way
Looks like this bozo didn't do his homework.
Obviously he smoked a couple of joints before making this asinine statement.
Wasn't the Lottery supposed to go towards school funding?
Bay Bridge Tolls when it started back in the 1950's was supposed to be
temporary to pay off the project!!!
Lies, lies and more lies!!!!!
First they claim GAMBLING will pay for education, now POT! How progressive!
I don't smoke weed but the reality is that it will be legal in all 50 states before too long. So get over it and get used to it. People like to be high. Medical marijuana is a scam. It's just people getting high.
HOGAN's buddy Kirwan will kill Marylanders in new taxes with this Kirwan Commission plan. Where is the Politians that is supposed to look at for their constitutes? HOGAN proves he is a jackass and lies through his teeth as for as looking out for the citizens of Maryland.
Leave now before this state fiscal bubble burst. Cant fix democrat stupidity in MD..and gimp Rinos cower to these commies
Legalize Prostitution and tax it, we will have Billions of dollars in revenue.
7 out of 10 men would love having sex with a different woman than they have been with for years and years! (2010 Study of Sexual behavior in Amsterdam)
Yeah, and the other 3 are lying.
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