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House Members Pass Historic Legislation Legitimizing Retail Cannabis Sales

NORML

This ongoing federal prohibition also places the safety and welfare of these businesses’ customers at risk, as they must carry significant amounts of cash on their persons in order to make legal purchases at retail facilities. What’s Next? Today’s vote is a significant first step, but it must not be the last.

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State of the States: 2020 Ballot Initiative Efforts

NORML

Activists have been working for months registering new voters, collecting signatures, and educating the public, in hopes of giving voters in their state the opportunity to make their voices heard and cast their vote for marijuana. Status : Minimum # of signatures collected. Issue : Adult use marijuana. Status : Unclear.

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BREAKING: Newsom Proposes California Cannabis Regulatory Consolidation

Canna Law Blog

The state intends to change the point of collection for various cannabis taxes. Under this plan, the first distributor in the chain of distributors would be responsible for remitting the cultivation tax, and retailers would be responsible for remitting the excise tax. But this would just be one more thing for retailers to worry about.

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Amplify recruits women of color for workforce cohort

Illinois News Joint

The tuition-fee, five-week, in-person program is designed for young women living in Chicago communities that have been disproportionately impacted by violence, criminal activity, economic disruption, and educational disinvestment, and will prepare them for career pathways with local cannabis retail dispensary employers.

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

Cannabis Law Report

who haven’t yet sold a year’s worth of legal cannabis are predicted to collect $601 million in new annual tax revenue. In cities with recreational dispensaries, home values increased by $22,090, compared to states where recreational cannabis is legal but not yet being sold in retail locations. Education programs. General funds.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. million) | Tax rate: 15% wholesale, 15% special retail. Colorado’s 15% wholesale excise tax and its 15% special retail tax do not apply to those sales. Colorado (pop. of the population enrolled.

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New York Expected to Legalize in 2019

MassRoots

One of the most compelling potential benefits mentioned in the report was the tax revenue the state could collect. Areas that may be a cause for concern can be mitigated with regulation and proper use of public education that is tailored to address key populations.”. An analysis released by New York City Comptroller Scott M.