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Oregon Cannabis: How Many Retailers Will Close Due to Gov. Kotek’s New Tax Compliance Missive?

Canna Law Blog

As reported by Sophie Peel of the Willamette Week, on May 16, Governor Kotek issued a directive to the OLCC to make state tax compliance a requirement for the agency to issue or renew cannabis retail licenses. This tax policy may have a huge impact on the Oregon marijuana industry and the changes are coming fast ! We don’t know.

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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. Colorado (pop.

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United Coalition of Cannabis Associations Successfully Advocated Amendments into AB 45, Establishing A Foundation for Comprehensive Cannabinoid Policy.

Cannabis Law Report

The mission of the United Cannabis Business Association is to establish a comprehensive, statewide cannabinoid policy. It is in that same spirit that UCBA has spent the last three years advocating for responsible consumable hemp policy. Such a policy includes equal safety testing requirements to protect public health.

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Canada: British Columbia’s information and privacy commissioner not impressed with privacy provisions at province’s cannabis retail outlets

Cannabis Law Report

The Coast Reporter writes… Cannabis sellers have considerable work to do in order to ensure the privacy and security of the personal information collected from people purchasing their products, B.C.’s He asked how retailers can ensure they’re protecting personal information when they don’t recognize the fact they are collecting it.

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Northeaster University study published by the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association – Massachusetts municipalities have collected more than $53 million in cannabis “impact” fees

Cannabis Law Report

Massachusetts municipalities have collected more than $53 million in “impact” fees from cannabis companies since the launch of adult-use sales in 2018, according to a Northeaster University study published by the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association outlined in a Boston Globe report. The Franklin Observer writes.

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Marijuana Laws Impacting Employers Spread Like a Weed in 2021: A Year in Review

The Blunt Truth

Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. At that time, many employers will be prohibited from taking certain actions in the absence of clear policies addressing marijuana use or evidence of impairment. Connecticut.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

In advancing these legislative goals, Congress is not necessarily endorsing any state or territory’s legalization of marijuana-related transactions; similarly, the enactment of the SAFE Banking Act is not a call for the legalization of medical or retail marijuana in those jurisdictions that choose not to pursue such an approach.

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