Alabama: Illegal Drugs Tax
Even though selling drugs is illegal in Alabama, there’s a tax law on the books that allows the state to tax the proceeds from drug dealers’ sales via tax stamps. For example, 10 grams of marijuana is taxed with a $35 stamp. Although drug kingpins most likely aren’t lining up to purchase the stamps and pay taxes on their illegal wares, it doesn’t matter. Anyone who is caught with significant quantities of drugs and didn’t purchase the tax stamps could be charged with tax evasion unless the tax bill is paid in full.
