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by morazow 3690 days ago
It is legal in some European countries, for example, Germany and Netherlands.

In Germany, they pay income tax and charge VAT for their services.

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To be fair, (at least in Germany) it was taxed even before it was legalized. To make tax collection easier they even created a simplified procedure (Düsseldorfer Verfahren) which is still in partial use today.

Just because you do something illegal doesn't mean you shouldn't pay taxes. I think there is something similar in the US, where you can "take the fifth" on a tax return. Kansas even taxes illegal drugs and requires dealers to purchase and affix "drug stamps" to them.