... a Colorado tax on marijuana has been upheld by a federal court despite claims that paying it amounts to self-incrimination violating the Fifth Amendment. Plaintiffs want the taxes on recreational pot outlawed, reasoning that they require businesses and consumers to implicate themselves in federal crimes. The plaintiffs lost on getting an injunction at this point, but that doesn’t mean the lawsuit is over.
Read More: http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2014/08/23/marijuana-taxes-are-upheld-but-paying-them-could-incriminate-you/
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