One of the first things a pothead always says in the argument for legalization is "just think of all the tax dollars the pot shops will pay". The latest news from Colorado is the banks and credit card companies refuse to work with pot shops and it remains a cash only business and therefore nothing is getting reported and no tax dollars will appearing anytime soon. Due to laws restricting banks from doing business with organized crime to launder money the banks have to cover their asses, thus leaving pot shops out of the collective equation and no better than the local dealer was before them.
