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Alert: Governor Gavin Newsom signs legislation implementing the 2022-23 state budget, including trailer bill focusing on measures to bring tax relief to the cannabis industry

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Move cannabis excise-tax collection and remittance to retail in 2023, establishing one point of collection and remittance and greatly simplifying tax requirements for the entire cannabis supply chain. Allow eligible equity retailers to keep a percentage of the excise tax they collect. Thank you, Nicole Elliott.

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Alert: Newsom To Present Cannabis Tax Simplification Solutions To Legislature

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We know that current tax policies disproportionately burden cannabis farmers and small businesses and create instability throughout the supply chain, ultimately undermining the societal benefits of a taxed and regulated market. Some changes include: Setting the cultivation tax rate at zero beginning July 1, 2022.

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April 20 2022: Attaining Compliance in the Cannabis Universe

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He has been named to the Chambers USA 2020 guide in Cannabis Law, he’s a member of the advisory board of the International Cannabis Bar Association and participates on the policy council of the National Cannabis Industry Association.

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Interesting ! Tilray Are Looking For A Regulatory Affairs Associate In Australia

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Leading document collection and review, the incumbent is responsible for document quality and adherence to applicable regulations in collaboration with the submission and review team(s). Ensure that scientific data supporting submissions are following domestic and international regulations and all relevant guidelines and policies.

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Flora Growth Engages Brigitte Baptiste As Strategic Advisor And Enters Into Cooperative Agreement With EAN University

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As part of this initiative with Flora, a new internship will be created that will study the cannabis plant throughout the supply chain, including its carbon footprint, weather footprint, and associated energy output. Brigitte is an ecologist and an expert on environmental issues and biodiversity in Colombia. About Flora Growth Corp.

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Sugarbud Expands Product Portfolio In Ontario

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“We are delighted to be expanding our Craft Cannabis Collection in the Province of Ontario – Canada’s largest and fastest growing recreational cannabis market,” stated Sugarbud’s CEO, John Kondrosky. We Take Pride. We Take Our Time…………. The post Sugarbud Expands Product Portfolio In Ontario appeared first on CannabisFN.

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Back to the BRC: “The ability to tax cannabis is one of the main political reasons given to support recreational legalization. A successful tax system will need to raise money to pay for increased education, public health and enforcement costs associated with marijuana cultivation and use.”

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While we could devote a book length article to a present day critique of that report we are going to limit our thoughts to a review of the Tax Policy component of the report which appears on pages 48 through 56. Yet it still remains that a logical and effective taxation system can help establish effective broader public policy.