Washington state has earned $70 million in taxes after a year of legal pot
The legal pot market began in Washington on July 8, 2014, and just one year later, it's making bank. The state's 160 stores earn $1.4 million per day. Between state and local governments, pot sales have rolled in about $70 million in taxes, The Associated Press reports.
Business might be good, but all those taxes — on top of federal ones — hurt growers.
"I'm basically doing this for free," James Lathrop, who owns Seattle's first legal shop, told AP. "Nobody's gone out of business, but I'm not driving a new truck either."
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So next time you're in Washington, maybe you should think about kicking back with some weed — you know, just for the sake of supporting small business.
