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

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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

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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. Here’s what they say.

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

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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

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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

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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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San Diego: Supervisors OK Cannabis Review Policy, Changes For Existing Facilities

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The two-year PEIR process would cover all potential uses including retail, distribution, testing, manufacturing, indoor and outdoor cultivation, and microbusinesses. ” As the county moves closer to voting on a revamped marijuana policy, Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher described Wednesday’s action as a challenge.

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MJ Biz : Oakland sends social equity marijuana licensees to collections over unpaid loans

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for example today we’ll be reporting in our press release section the umpteenth announcement by High Tide this month that they purchased/opened yet another retail store somewhere in the country. MJ Biz report. About half those are “only one or two payments behind,” the report states.