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**cl004** · 12-17-2010, 08:58 PM

Why? I think the alcohol and cigarettes examples would hold for pot as well. Taxes will make the price go up drastically.

What makes you think price will go the other way?

That it's illicitness contributes to a higher price because it can't be produced as cheaply if it were legal.

12-17-2010, 08:58 PM	#9
cl004 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 483 Senior Member	Why? I think the alcohol and cigarettes examples would hold for pot as well. Taxes will make the price go up drastically. What makes you think price will go the other way? That it's illicitness contributes to a higher price because it can't be produced as cheaply if it were legal.
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