Articles tagged with "cannabis taxes"
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Bid on Colorado’s weed-themed license plates for a good cause
Leafly Staff - Published on April 6, 2022read moreThe ”ISIT420″ plate went for $6,630 in last year’s auction, adding to almost $50,000 in total proceeds for disability services in Colorado.
Neighbor states give Illinois $10 million in cannabis taxes every month
Bruce Barcott - Published on April 14, 2021read moreSurrounded by states that prohibit marijuana, Illinois is more than happy to take their tax money.
Illinois city uses weed sales tax for reparations
Janessa Bailey - Published on March 3, 2021read moreEvanston, IL becomes the first US city to use legal market marijuana taxes for reparations towards the Black community.
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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.
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Cannabis taxes fund the police. Here’s how to change that
David Bienenstock - Published on July 13, 2020read moreThe cops got their cut in order to get legalization laws passed. But now it’s a different world.
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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.
