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BayHokie

Just playing devil's advocate, if control was important,

shouldn't the State be the only outlet selling marijuana? I don't think we ever get the real financial picture of the ABC business in Virginia. All of the stores, maned by all of those state employees, each with benefits and lifetime pensions. If it is truly profitable as reported, all of it could be replaced with a stroke of the legislative pen, with increased alcohol taxes and nothing would be lost. We let all of the gambling business go to WVa. and D.C., but we hang onto alcohol. Continues to be a head scratcher to me.
Posted: 12/15/2023 at 12:15 PM ET
(In response to this post by TomTurkey)

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Speaking of the ABC store, the one on S.Main in BBurg has this on the shelf
JoesterVT • 12/15/23 09:17 AM ET
Still perplexed why the state is in the alcohol selling business**
BayHokie • 12/15/23 10:56 AM ET
Agree- and my brother was a store mgr. **
YardBird • 12/15/23 06:30 PM ET
You do realize it’s never been any different ever in your life, right?**
PhotoHokieNC • 12/15/23 02:11 PM ET
Control and $$$
TomTurkey • 12/15/23 11:30 AM ET
Just playing devil's advocate, if control was important, ◄
BayHokie • 12/15/23 12:15 PM ET
Increase taxes? 60% of the price of a bottle of alcohol in Virginia is tax
dolph • 12/15/23 01:08 PM ET
Kind of a amazing that it's probably another tail of prohibition...
`lag • 12/15/23 06:22 PM ET
The pension system disappeared for new employees over a decade ago.**
KeithHokie89 • 12/15/23 12:32 PM ET
ABC is making big $$ even as mis-managed as it is. Even with the cost of
RhinoVT • 12/15/23 12:28 PM ET
Lost me at "Scotch"
TomTurkey • 12/15/23 09:50 AM ET
^^^^^Brown Water Neanderthal^^^^**
DonHo-kieHi • 12/16/23 08:19 AM ET
Me too.
KfgsHokie • 12/15/23 02:28 PM ET
Once your taste buds develop you'll understand ;)
ModerateHokie • 12/15/23 11:17 AM ET
If "developed" taste buds make a $2800 bottle of scotch seem like
Tafkam Hokie • 12/15/23 02:15 PM ET
I don't drink at all anymore so lost opportunity.**
TomTurkey • 12/15/23 11:19 AM ET
It lost me at $2800 for a fifth of booze**
JoesterVT • 12/15/23 09:57 AM ET
My palate isn't discriminating enough to pay that...probably a good thing
EDGEMAN • 12/15/23 10:07 AM ET
You can't drink the label or the price tag - drink what you like...**
RTFC • 12/15/23 11:30 AM ET
I'm more of a bourbon guy, and I'm not sure I can taste the price...
EDGEMAN • 12/15/23 02:22 PM ET
That's way too much $$ for the distillate of NBA laundry hampers.**
PhotoHokieNC • 12/15/23 09:38 AM ET
^^^^^sadly led a deprived childhood^^^^**
DonHo-kieHi • 12/16/23 08:21 AM ET
Think I can talk them down to $50 if I say I don't want the bag or box? **
HokieGator • 12/15/23 09:38 AM ET
Does it have some kind of anti-theft device on it?
statmanfromHCyrs • 12/15/23 09:27 AM ET
Sure. The guy with the dogs**
MEHOKIE • 12/15/23 10:27 AM ET
I dunno....it was in a wooden box inside the bag.**
JoesterVT • 12/15/23 09:30 AM ET