Pot Grower Tells Justices 5th Amendment Lets Him Duck Tax

By Bryan Koenig (August 18, 2017, 5:33 PM EDT) -- A Washington state medical marijuana collective-garden owner is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take on his tax assessment appeal, arguing federal drug law preempts state tax collection on sales of banned substances and that paying up would be admitting to pending criminal allegations, in violation of the Fifth Amendment....

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