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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

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Before the civil war, there were more cannabis farms than cotton farms (Green, 2005). American slaves and sharecroppers cultivated and tended to cannabis farms. Federal laws were limiting, and taxing cannabis became a way of controlling production. Purpose of the Study. References. Baradaran, M.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team. Lee served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Vince Chhabria at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California from 2015 to 2016, Law Clerk for the Honorable Michelle T. Friedland at the U.S.

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New Commission Formed in the United Kingdom Plans to Publish Recommendations on How the UK Can Become a Global Leader in Cannabinoid Innovation

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With five guiding objectives, the commission will reportedly consider the UK’s cannabis industry’s entire supply chain from cultivation, research and development to product development and manufacturing and sales. Such a review is long overdue,” said Jeremy Willcocks, Partner at law firm Arnold & Porter.

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Taxation Of A Medical Marijuana Business – How Will The Ninth Circuit Hold?

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Under Federal law, cannabis is a “Schedule I” controlled substance; thus, the manufacture, distribution, dispensation, or possession of marijuana – even medical marijuana recommended by a physician – is prohibited as a matter of Federal law. [ix]. Deductions. Taxpayer’s “Business” [xx].

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California: Which Set of Books?

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. As a consequence, the requirements of the IRS trump the laws and regulations of California relating to books and records. The Sales Tax laws continues with rules relating to the examination of those records [6]. If you wish to republish this story please do so with following accreditation.

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Tax Court in Brief: Lord v. Comm’r—Marijuana and COGS

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Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. For a link to our podcast covering the Tax Court in Brief, download here or check out other episodes of The Freeman Law Project. Key Points of Law. 1 (2005); U.S.

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Report: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City -“Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation?”

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Starting in 2020, farmers in states that have received USDA approval will be allowed to grow industrial hemp for production purposes as long as the final hemp cultivation contains less than 0.3 Tax Collections in the Marijuana Industry. xxix Tax collections through September were 11.3 percent THC. Any crop that exceeds 0.3

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