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Feds Slap 70% Tax on Legal Marijuana Businesses

UP IN SMOKE

A law passed in the ’80s to prevent drug dealers from getting tax breaks is now taking a huge chomp out of legitimate outfits in Colorado and Washington.

Thor Benson

Published Feb. 18 2016 12:01AM EST

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Thor Benson

Thor Benson

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