In effect, the new law will allow the market for cannabis beverages to expand.
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"Treason against the sovereignty of the people" is how St. George Tucker described usurpation - or theft - of power by government. But this view was nothing new - the founders and old revolutionaries had long understood usurpation to be an act of tyranny, even including it in the Declaration of Independence.
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The first question you should ask about any proposal made by any person in the federal government -- "Is this authorized by the constitution?" Not, Do I like this policy?"
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HB1455 prohibits state or local enforcement or any collaboration with the enforcement of "any federal law, order, or rule that effectively requires any person as a condition of his or her employment, or as a condition of any other activity, to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or any variant thereof, or to submit more than once per month a negative test for COVID-19 or any variant thereof."
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The state currently levies a flat-rate cultivation tax of $10.08 per dry-weight ounce of cannabis flower and $3 per dry-weight ounce for leaves. There is also a 15 percent excise tax levied at the retail level. The new law eliminates the cultivation tax.
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"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." We’re all familiar with this from the Declaration of Independence, but there’s much more to our natural rights foundation. Learn from the Founders and Old Revolutionaries.
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the Vermont constitution ended adult slavery in the state, declaring that "all persons are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent, and unalienable rights, amongst which are the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety."
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According to a recent report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), data brokers harvest location data from mobile apps and then sell it to government agencies including state and local law enforcement, ICE, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense.
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to the pure political operative, an issue is just a weapon. It’s merely a tool you use to clobber the other guy.
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Relying on government to limit its own power is a really bad strategy for liberty. Ultimately, it’s up to us to defend our constitution and our liberty whether the government people want us to or not.
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