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Colorado Voters to Decide on How to Tax Recreational Pot

Aspen Public Radio
Published August 27, 2013 at 10:57 AM MDT
Marci Krivonen

This fall voters across Colorado will decide how recreational marijuana should be taxed. The state legislature referred a special sales tax and an excise tax to the ballot. As Bente Birkeland reports, while the initiative has broad support, there are some who worry it goes too far.
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Capitol Coverage & State MarijuanaAmendment 64November ElectionsSales TaxExcise Tax
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