Happy New Year!<\/p>\n
As some of you know, it is day 2 of a momentous year! Recreational Marijuana is now legal in Illinois! Are you wondering whether the reason I am posting late is that I spent the day standing in line to buy the stuff? and then zoned out on the couch from my celebratory high? Nope. I did take a nap yesterday to make up for staying up dancing until 1 pm on NYE. But mostly: Just posting late!<\/p>\n
Anyway, even if I’d wanted to go out and buy the stuff legally, it turns out the villages of Lisle, Naperville, Downers Grove and– if I am not mistaken– the entire county banned sales around here.<\/p>\n
This means if I want to buy the stuff legally, I need to drive to deep into the heart of Aurora or West Chicago. Google maps the West Chicago dispensary is closer– that’s about 12-13 miles. What an ordeal! Still, that dispensary is called “Mary’s Wholesome Living”. I can evidently also take cooking classes there. Presumably, she will have great recipes for brownies. If I combine shopping and cooking lessons, maybe the trip could be worth it! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Now that weed is legal, I await reading stories about whether weed brings the state the humongonourmous revenue everyone seems to be dreaming about.<\/p>\n
One projection at cbnc<\/a> suggests:<\/p>\n Freedman and Koski, a Colorado consulting firm, expects the marijuana industry could bring in $440 million to $676 million in tax revenue to the state each year. In Chicago alone, tax revenues from recreational marijuana are expected by city representatives to reach $3.5 million in 2020.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I have little to say for or against legalizing the stuff. But for various reasons (including people’s propensity to do things to get around taxes) I predict less revenue than supporters of the law anticipated. But we’ll see.<\/p>\n Happy New Year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Happy New Year! As some of you know, it is day 2 of a momentous year! Recreational Marijuana is now legal in Illinois! Are you wondering whether the reason I am posting late is that I spent the day standing in line to buy the stuff? and then zoned out on the couch from my … Continue reading Day Late Happy New Year<\/span>