Articles tagged with "taxes"
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Pot prohibition costs Florida at least $200 million per year
David Downs - Published on July 25, 2024read moreFloridians get to free the weed at the ballot box Nov. 5. What’s at stake? Scores of weed arrests, and at least $200 million per year in tax revenue for a massive, newly-legal economy. Also, tens of millions of dollars more in criminal justice savings from fewer arrests and prison sentences. That $200 million figure […]
President Biden announces marijuana will move to Schedule III
Max Savage Levenson - Published on April 30, 2024read moreThe federal war on marijuana has entered the end game.
Minnesota just legalized cannabis: Here’s what you need to know
Max Savage Levenson - Published on May 30, 2023read moreYou get two pounds and four mature plants at home. Huzzah.
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New cannabis laws for 2023 kick in across the US
David Downs - Published on January 5, 2023read morePot taxes rise in California. Mushrooms decriminalized in Colorado.
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Legal cannabis is America’s 6th biggest cash crop
David Downs - Published on November 1, 2022read moreThe US grew 554 more metric tons of adult-use cannabis in the past year than in 2021. Still, the crop’s value fell by $1 billion.
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Death and (excise) taxes: Why Canadian cannabis brands are struggling to survive
David Silverberg - Published on June 17, 2022read moreCannabis excise taxes are squeezing Canada’s craft producers and their bottom line. Can you imagine if liquor was taxed by alcohol percentage?
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Can Oakland save its cannabis companies, or will crime destroy the industry?
Dan Mitchell - Published on December 13, 2021read moreRelentless burglaries, high taxes drive legal pot biz out of its birthplace.
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Supernova Women fight for equity-focused cannabis businesses in Oakland
Umarah Mughnee - Published on November 29, 2021read moreSupernova Women are warriors for equity and justice, and they are ready to help small cannabis businesses in Oakland recover.
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We found the city with the lowest weed tax in California
David Downs and Amelia Williams - Published on May 24, 2021read moreYou’ll never guess the answer.
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Marijuana tax rates: a state-by-state guide
Max Savage Levenson - Published on March 15, 2021read moreThis guide walks you through each legal state’s cannabis sales, excise, and wholesale taxes on both medical and adult-use cannabis.
