Sure, legalizing marijuana is highly unlikely and legalizing cocaine isn’t even on the table in mainstream politics. Still, it’s interesting to know what the numbers would be — particularly when they’re coming from a Harvard economist.
Here’s a table that shows Miron’s estimates for the annual tax revenues each state would get from marijuana and cocaine. (The figures are in millions;…)
Forget Taxing Marijuana; The Real Money’s In Cocaine on NPR’s Planet Money
