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House Members Pass Historic Legislation Legitimizing Retail Cannabis Sales

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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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Changes to cannabis occupation tax rate start July 1

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The Illinois Department of Revenue today posted a notice for all dispensaries engaged in the business of selling adult use cannabis at retail in taxing jurisdictions that have enacted Municipal or County Cannabis Retailers Occupation Taxes. To verify new combined state and local retailers occupation tax rates (i.e.,

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State of the States: 2020 Ballot Initiative Efforts

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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. Issue : Adult use marijuana.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

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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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Municipal and county cannabis retailers’ occupation tax rate to change Jan. 1

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) released an informational bulletin for all dispensaries engaged in the business of selling adult use cannabis at retail in taxing jurisdictions that have enacted municipal or county cannabis retailers’ occupation taxes. 1, 2025, the corrected tax rate is collect and paid. Effective Jan.

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Papa’s Herb® Enters the Oregon Market Through Halo Collective

Cannabis Law Report

TORONTO , July 19, 2021 /CNW/ – Halo Collective Inc. (“Halo” or the “Company”) (NEO: HALO) (OTCQX: HCANF) (Germany: A9KN), a vertically integrated cannabis company, announced today that it has entered into a brand licensing arrangement (the “Licensing Agreement”) with Brezwald Corp. Related Links.

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New Jersey: Adult-use legalization is closer than ever

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After months of negotiation, Governor Murphy and NJ state legislators have reached a deal on what will be included in upcoming legislation to legalize the adult-use and retail sale of marijuana in the state of New Jersey.