LGC 12.12 - Don't Encourage Drug Use Act - STATUTE

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Amendment Adopted

Motion for a final vote

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A vote on the (new) bill is beginning.

Aye

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye

[ZMUN M441]

Abstain

[Vice President Christian Man]

Aye

[FairBol]

Aye.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Passes 4-0-1

[Adam Griffin]

So y'all, it's important to evaluate all aspects of an amended bill before deciding to vote in its favor. Section IV-2 is now a redundant inclusion and the lettering within Section II should've been corrected. Presumably the latter is no big deal and can be adjusted without additional votes, but having obsolete segments remaining in a bill is bad practice.

Nevertheless, I will sign this in the hopes that such practices won't occur in the future and that an addition to a future bill to strike said portion will occur.

 

Section I: NPC Recall Elections Act

1. LGC 1.11, NPC Recall Elections Act, is hereby repealed as NPC elections are no longer simulated.

Section II: Excise Tax Rates for Certain Products

1. LGC 11.40, the No Unjust Taxation Act, is hereby repealed.

2. An excise tax shall be applied or adjusted for the following substances and products:

   a. all substances and products containing tetrahydrocannabinol and/or any of its derivatives: 5%
   b. all substances and products containing tobacco or nicotine: 15%
   c. all substances and products containing alcohol: 15%
   d. all substances and products containing cocaine, psilocybin, opiates or opioids, or amphetamines that are
   otherwise legal but purchased without a prescription: 25%
   e. all substances and products where multiple aforementioned substances are combined shall have a cumulative
   nominal excise tax applied and are not included in the excise tax cap provisions.

Section III: Excise Tax Cap

1. To avoid over-taxation on the products outlined in Section II-2a through II-2d, the above tax rates will be complementary with the federal budget, thus creating a tax cap that:

   a. if federal tax rates are higher than the Lincoln tax rate, the Lincoln rate shall not be applied.
   b. if federal tax rates are enacted, repealed, or adjusted, the Lincoln rate shall be adjusted accordingly.

Section IV: Stipulations

1. All provisions of this bill shall immediately go into effect upon passage.
2. No provisions of Section II-2e with respect to combined sugar or carbohydrate composition by fluid ounce shall apply to any individual restaurant or bar's specific menu-offered liquid alcoholic beverages that also contain a minimum of 4% ABV and that are offered "on tap", "by the drink" or otherwise as a single serving.

x Adam Griffin

[Ebowed]

Does this legislation apply a sin tax on caffeine and carbohydrates or not?  I'm guessing not but the stipulations make that ambiguous.

Really not sure what the rationale for treating all carbohydrates in liquid form as a "drug" is, anyway.  Would this apply to protein shakes since protein can in some circumstances be converted by the body into carbohydrates (especially if you're following a "low-carb diet" lol)?  Maybe would have been better to leave food out of it altogether!

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Does this legislation apply a sin tax on caffeine and carbohydrates or not?

Really not sure what the rationale for treating all carbohydrates in liquid form as a "drug" is, anyway.  Would this apply to protein shakes since protein can in some circumstances be converted by the body into carbohydrates (especially if you're following a "low-carb diet" lol)?  Maybe would have been better to leave food out of it altogether!

The caffeine, carbs, and sugar provisions were mostly struck from the bill by the Fairbol Amendment. I will be amending another bill to repeal the section that was left in in error.