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Article – “Stop Dreaming: Cannabis Banking Reform Isn’t Happening in 2020”

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Worldwide legal marijuana sales have more than tripled between 2014 and 2018 to almost $11 billion, and most analysts on Wall Street predict that legal weed could generate anywhere from $50 billion to $200 billion a year by the time 2030 rolls around. entirely illegal, prone to abuse, and not recognized as having any medical benefits).

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

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The state’s medical marijuana program did not have dispensaries, meaning there were no cannabis businesses that could transition to adult-use cultivators and retailers. The legislature and governor had legalized personal possession and cultivation only in 2018. Data for tax revenue from wholesale taxes has not yet been made available.

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

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The state’s medical cannabis program did not have dispensaries, meaning there were no cannabis businesses that could transition to adult-use cultivators and retailers. The state’s legalization law divides cannabis tax revenue into two funds, one to support public health initiatives and the other for public safety and law enforcement training.

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Further Consideration of the STATES Act

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In the Controlled Substances Act, Congress has generally prohibited the cultivation, distribution, and possession of marijuana. 2030 , 2068, 2070; Pub. Preventing violence and the use of firearms in the cultivation and distribution of marijuana; . Sessions wrote. “In 2 1 U.S.C. § 801 et seq. 2 1 U.S.C. § 841 el seq.

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