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From pot to "pole" tax: U.S. states seek economic help

A California state legislator has proposed making marijuana legal and then charging a $50-per-ounce tax on it, along with the state's sales tax. Oregon has considered levying a $98-per-ounce duty on its legal medical marijuana.

Pornography, too, may have to shoulder part of the financial burden of some states. California lawmakers have proposed increasing sales taxes on sexually explicit content, while Virginia will soon start taxing hotel movie rentals.

Connecticut may reduce the commissions to those who sell lottery tickets and New Jersey could take unclaimed slot machine winnings.

Georgia lawmakers call the $5 fee they could charge customers at erotic dancer bars a "pole tax."