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

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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. Also, until July 2017, a 2.9%

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Does Legal Cannabis Increase Your Home’s Value? This Data Says So

Cannabis Law Report

Home values increased by $6,338 from 2017 to 2019 in states where cannabis is legal in some form, compared to states that haven’t legalized at all. who haven’t yet sold a year’s worth of legal cannabis are predicted to collect $601 million in new annual tax revenue. Education programs. Public health and safety programs.

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Greenest Cannabis Must Start Now

Cannabis Law Report

Eaze’s 2017 State of Cannabis report claims: “ According to BDS analytics, in April of 2018, $52.3MM in vape products were sold in California, representing 25% of overall cannabis market sales. . The only way to achieve this scale is to use dispensaries as the collection points, much like some were already doing back in 2017.”

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New Mexico Health Department Secretary Kathy Kunkel Wants Cannabis Revenue Targeted at Mental Health & Substance Abuse Programs

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SANTA FE – Tax dollars generated by legalizing recreational cannabis use in New Mexico could be used to pay for law enforcement training, mental health programs, drug addiction treatment and more, under recommendations being crafted by a state task force.

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Cannabis laws in South Carolina

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Back when the US was still a collection of colonies under British rule, South Carolina had a booming industrial hemp industry. In 2017 , the state made it legal once again to grow hemp in an effort to support the agriculture industry, which is the largest industry in the state. South Carolina medical marijuana program.

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Article Details Cannabis Tax Numbers In Washington State. What’s Coming In & Where The Revenue Is Being Spent

Cannabis Law Report

But, where is the money collected from taxes going? In its 2018 fiscal year report, the Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board said the State of Washington made $362 million in cannabis tax revenue, while the state collected $5.4 In 2017, The State of Washington collected $315.2 million, respectively. General Fund.

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Denver Nuggets Fever Spreads to the Cannabis Industry as Co-founder of Cherry Introduces Exciting New Strains

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This would be thanks to the Collective Bargaining Act between the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and the NBA. With a second violation, players face a $25,000 fine and in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program.

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