All posts tagged "tax revenue"

Economics

Illinois Notches Record-Breaking Cannabis Sales in June

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and historic levels of unemployment, Illinois cannabis retailers saw...

Politics

Re-Legalize it? Herer’s Legacy Lives on in Hemp Initiative

The legendary hemp crusader Jack Herer drew up a California ballot initiative for a cannabis economy...

Medical

Illinois: More People Apply for Medical Marijuana To Avoid Paying High Taxes

With the launch of the recreational cannabis market in Illinois comes changes for medical users.

Politics

One City Is Funding ‘Reparations’ With Cannabis Tax Revenue

The Chicago suburb of Evanston has become the first city in the United States to put...

Politics

Massachusetts Sold $393 Million Worth of Legal Pot in First Year

Experts take a look at the numbers to see how the Massachusetts cannabis industry fared overall...

Legal

Judge Rules Harborside Owes Back Taxes

A court has issued a landmark tax ruling against the pioneering dispensary, but an appeal will...

Economics

California After-School Programs Still Waiting on Marijuana Taxes

Legal cannabis was set to fund youth education, but that hasn’t happened yet.

Economics

Pot is Producing Jobs and Revenue in States Where It’s Legal

With enhanced enforcement of federal cannabis laws looming on the horizon, states currently experiencing massive revenue...

In History

Colorado Cannabis Taxes Destroy Those Collected From the Alcohol Industry

Most of this cash will go towards funding education and other state projects.

Economics

Washington Reforms Law to 37 Percent Flat Tax on Pot

Washington overhauled its recreational marijuana industry’s tax structure on Tuesday in a move that boils down...

Economics

Colorado May Have To Return Marijuana Taxes

After only one short year of legalized recreational marijuana sales, the state of Colorado has done...

Economics

U.S. Could Rake In $3 Billion… If Pot Were Legal

The line down at the neighborhood gas station down the street is a little longer than...

Dispensaries

Washington State Threatens to Shutdown Dozens of Potential Dispensaries

It was only a few months ago that the state of Washington allowed cannabis retail locations...

Joint Opinions

Federal Marijuana Legalization by 2024: How Will It Happen?

Over the past year, a number of lawmakers and industry experts have speculated the end to...

Joint Opinions

Seattle to Denver: A Tale of Two Cities’ Marijuana Economies

The U.S. now has two states with two separate cannabis economies. Colorado was the first to...

Politics

Legalization Measure Makes it to Oregon Ballot

Although a majority of Oregon voters rejected a similar measure presented about two years ago, it...

In History

6 Months of Successful Retail Sales in Colorado

Closing the month of June, the State of Colorado will have half a year’s worth of...

Legal

Legal Weed Has Not Increased Crime in Colorado

While some of the more conservative opinions against legal marijuana predicted that as soon as Colorado...

Politics

Skeptical Coloradans Beginning to See the Light on Legal Marijuana

Coloradans are beginning to see the benefits from cannabis legalization—and they like them. According to a...

Legal

Study Suggests Cannabis Legalization Reduces Police Resources Needed in Washington

Initiative 502 was passed in Washington in November of 2012 and was implemented one month later....