To: The Kansas State House, The Kansas State Senate, and Governor Laura Kelly
Brownback and the KS Legislature: We know how to fix our economy
End prohibition to increase tax revenues and decrease state spending
Why is this important?
Brownback's tax cuts have backfired and our legislature is now scrambling to find a way to save the Kansas economy.
Ending the prohibition of marijuana would increase state tax revenues and significantly decrease wasteful spending on marijuana enforcement, prosecution, and incarceration. (A $200 transaction can cost taxpayers and the government $100,000 for a three-year sentence.)
Domestically grown marijuana is thought to be the second MOST PROFITABLE cash crop in the United States.
Think about the kind of impact that could have on our economy!
Look at the U.S. alcohol beverage industry.
Ending prohibition on alcohol paid off nicely.
In 2011, the industry generated $91 billion in wages and over 3.9 million jobs for U.S. workers.
In reality, ending this prohibition would also increase the number of people moving into the state (or at least decrease the number of people we are losing to Colorado) and increase tourism leading to more outside spending with all Kansas businesses.
This as a viable solution to our current economic nightmare. The rest of the country is headed this way, so it makes sense to take advantage of the enormous financial benefits of being a pioneer before the rest of the country catches up.
Ending the prohibition of marijuana would increase state tax revenues and significantly decrease wasteful spending on marijuana enforcement, prosecution, and incarceration. (A $200 transaction can cost taxpayers and the government $100,000 for a three-year sentence.)
Domestically grown marijuana is thought to be the second MOST PROFITABLE cash crop in the United States.
Think about the kind of impact that could have on our economy!
Look at the U.S. alcohol beverage industry.
Ending prohibition on alcohol paid off nicely.
In 2011, the industry generated $91 billion in wages and over 3.9 million jobs for U.S. workers.
In reality, ending this prohibition would also increase the number of people moving into the state (or at least decrease the number of people we are losing to Colorado) and increase tourism leading to more outside spending with all Kansas businesses.
This as a viable solution to our current economic nightmare. The rest of the country is headed this way, so it makes sense to take advantage of the enormous financial benefits of being a pioneer before the rest of the country catches up.