Xbolt3388 wrote: https://420intel.com/articles/2021/02/26/idaho-senate-approves-constitutional-ban-marijuana Idahoans like cannabis, but politicians want to do “what’s right.”
Part of the debate on the cannabis ban centered on issues of right vs. wrong. One Republican senator choked up during debate over the bill, saying: “Good senators, I beg you: we have to keep this state clean,” according to Boise State Public Radio.
The Idaho Senate’s decision is particularly interesting when you consider how popular marijuana is to actual Idahoans. They frequently cross the Oregon border to buy marijuana. State officials in both Oregon and Washington have reported that some of the counties with the highest amounts of cannabis sales are along the Oregon border.
But while supporters of a weed ban made it clear that they are aware of that, it did little to sway their opinion. Republican Sen. Lee Heider said: “I know there are those who complain about having to go to Oregon or Washington to buy their drugs and that’s unfortunate. They’ll continue to have to do that, but in Idaho, we believe in doing what’s right.”
Republican Sen. Scott Grow, who sponsored the ban, called Idaho the “last foxhole” in its region that doesn’t allow some form of cannabis use.
As for the potential revenue that marijuana sales could bring the state, Grow called them “insignificant.” However, reports from states have indicated that marijuana sales and tax revenue skyrocketed in 2020 from already high levels. For example, California has reached almost $2 billion in cannabis tax revenue. And many of the legal states have allocated cannabis tax dollars to public health and safety programs, education, and social equity programs.
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