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In legal weed states, employees are failing drug tests at record pace

The Cannigma

from 2012 to 2020 (from 2.2% In states with only medical programs or where marijuana is not legal at all, positive test rates also rose, but by roughly half that amount. . “Our data suggest that marijuana positivity has increased sharply nationwide since states began to legalize marijuana in 2012.

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Reports Says States Have Collected $US10 Billion In Cannabis Taxes So Far

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. of the population enrolled.

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New State Cannabis Office Debuts in Colorado

SpeedWeed

Therefore, it is beneficial to create a program in the office of economic development to address these concerns and achieve these benefits.” According to most recent sales data on Colorado’s cannabis industry, the state has sold $962,071,139 between January and May of this year. View original article.

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MPP Report: Marijuana Tax Revenue in States that Regulate Marijuana for Adult Use

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2014, when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Eight of the laws passed in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, licensing and tax collections have not yet begun. of the population enrolled.

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Colorado to Vote on Increasing Cannabis Taxes in November

SpeedWeed

Initiative 25 is also referred to as the “Learning Enrichment and Academic Progress Program,” or LEAP , and is proposing a three percent increase in recreational cannabis taxes starting in 2022. Colorado has garnered a strong history of cannabis sales revenue and tax data since the state’s legalization bill was passed in 2012.

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

Cannabis Law Report

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse. References.

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Colorado Reaches $10 Billion in Marijuana Sales

The Joint Blog

Colorado voters officially legalized marijuana in November, 2012 through the passage of a constitutional citizen’s initiative, and less than two years later – in 2014 – legal marijuana stores began opening their doors. ” The report notes that the state collected nearly $35 million in taxes and fees in January.