Monday, September 23, 2013

Pot the right medicine for potholes?

RUMBLINGS: Pot the right medicine for potholes? | Crain's Detroit Business:
"The prospect of state lawmakers pushing forward on a plan to raise taxes by $1.2 billion to fix Michigan roads appears to have gone up in smoke, but a proposal to tax medical marijuana might be just what the doctor ordered.

"Pot for potholes" is a plan Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, Mich., has discussed, and he estimates it could generate $5 million to $10 million per year in state revenue that could be dedicated to road funding.
But he knows it's not nearly enough.
"That why I say it's 'pot for potholes,' not "pot for bridge reconstruction,' " Callton said. "

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