Articles tagged with "Tax Revenue"
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Craft growers are pushing for excise tax reform in Canada
David Brown - Published on September 29, 2021Read moreThe excise tax, as it is now, is devastating small businesses. This craft cultivator is pushing for reform.
Cannabis taxes save 350 jobs in Chicago
Dave Howard - Published on November 17, 2020Read moreLegalizing marijuana doesn’t just create new jobs. It saves existing ones, too—ask 350 municipal workers in Chicago.
Illinois offering $31 million in cannabis tax revenue to repair drug war damage
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 4, 2020Read moreYour marijuana tax dollars at work: Local groups can now apply for grants to improve neighborhoods hardest hit by prohibition.
Minnesota Group’s Push to Legalize: ‘Taxation, Revenue, Entrepreneurship’
The Associated Press - Published on July 19, 2019Read moreThe group’s funding is likely to come from the cannabis industry: businesses and others who are investing in production, marketing, and distribution in other states and in Canada.
Opinion: There’s a Better Way to Tax Legal Cannabis
Pat Oglesby - Published on April 12, 2019Read moreHow cannabis is taxed can determine whether legalization sinks or swims. It’s about time for a better system.
Early California Cannabis Tax Revenue Is Less Than Expected
Leafly Staff - Published on May 9, 2018Read moreStores that were open did well, but there weren’t many open stores. So tax revenue didn’t meet the forecast.
Guest Opinion: Let Cannabis Provide Homeless Shelters and Services
Allison Margolin & Erin Williams - Published on April 11, 2018Read moreLet’s provide incentives for entrepreneurs in cannabis to build homeless shelters themselves.
New Jersey Governor Looks to Legal States to Estimate Cannabis Revenue
The Associated Press - Published on March 21, 2018Read moreGov. Phil Murphy hopes to legalize adult-use cannabis, fulfilling a campaign promise and reversing the resolutely anti-drug policies of Republican predecessor Chris Christie.
Connecticut Lawmakers Taking Another Look at Legalizing Cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on March 19, 2018Read moreAs a growing number of New England states are allowing people to possess and use cannabis, Connecticut legislators are under pressure to revisit the issue.
Alaska Sets Sales Record, Still Lags Behind Projections
Gage Peake - Published on August 3, 2017Read moreAccording to data figures from the tax division of the Alaska Department of Revenue, June was a record breaking month in the Last Frontier.