Quote Originally Posted by davsel View Post
Fair enough.
How bout the Colorado, Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division?
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite.../1209635770319

Tobacco Enforcement

The Division coordinates its enforcement activities with the Colorado Departments of Human Services and Health. The Division responds to complaints about tobacco sales to minors and conducts unannounced retailer compliance checks (stings) to determine retailer compliance.

The Division conducts approximately 3,200 tobacco retailer compliance checks. Retailers who sell to minors during a compliance check will be issued a warning and targeted for future compliance checks. If continuing violations occur, a retailer can receive administrative fines ranging from $250 to $15,000.

On an annual basis the Division will work with the Department of Human Services to develop a federal report concerning the effectiveness of Colorado's enforcement program. Federal mandates require Colorado to achieve and maintain an 80% retailer compliance rate to avoid endangering federal grant monies. Colorado's current compliance rate ranges from 92-96%.

It could be placed under their jurisdiction but it would still need to be taxed just as alcohol and tobacco.

As I said before I think this tax is too high as well as many others and for the record I voted no.

Also even if MJ is placed under an existing department there would still be a need to regulators that are familiar with MJ. So that means either training existing personnel or highering new.