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The federal courts reminded the US Justice Department (DOJ) that Congress passed a law barring it from using federal funds to go after state-legal medical cannabis operations, Maryland takes a step toward getting its industry up and running, California balks at a MM grower tax, and more...

If one looks at the top line, the legal marijuana business may very well be the stuff that entrepreneurial dreams are made of. As of this writing, some 25 states in the U.S. have passed laws that allow for some degree of medical or legal use of the cannabis plant. This trend toward growing...

Denver - Colorado is pulling in a significant amount of money by taxing recreational marijuana, but it's not enough to pave the streets in gold. In part because supporters of legal pot hyped the potential to raise millions, some Coloradans have been left to wonder why all that money hasn't...

The second bill by a North Coast lawmaker seeking to tax medical marijuana has died quietly in the California Legislature, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat is reporting. North Coast Assemblyman Jim Wood, D-Healdsburg, had authored a unique bill aiming to tax the state's booming medical marijuana...

The second bill by a North Coast lawmaker seeking to tax medical marijuana has died quietly in the California Legislature, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat is reporting. North Coast Assemblyman Jim Wood, D-Healdsburg, had authored a unique bill aiming to tax the state's booming medical marijuana...

Lake County supervisors Tuesday voted 3-1 to place a cannabis tax on the November ballot, joining a growing number of California cities and counties seeking financial compensation for overseeing pot production. If approved by voters, Lake County's ballot measure would impose an annual license...

Lake County supervisors Tuesday voted 3-1 to place a cannabis tax on the November ballot, joining a growing number of California cities and counties seeking financial compensation for overseeing pot production. If approved by voters, Lake County's ballot measure would impose an annual license...

A resolution calling for a ballot initiative this November proposing a three percent tax on the sale of marijuana products by Seaside recreational marijuana retailers was approved unanimously by the Seaside City Council at its Monday meeting. As a result, voters will have one more ballot measure...

In the Nov. 8 election, Silverton and Mt. Angel voters will decide whether their respective cities will tack a 3 percent tax onto the state's 17 percent recreational marijuana tax. The Silverton City Council already approved recreational marijuana sales inside the city limits, effective last...

Scappoose residents will be asked to vote on both a ban of recreational marijuana businesses and a sales tax on those same businesses after a narrow vote by the Scappoose City Council Monday, Aug. 1. Councilors voted 4-3, with Mayor Scott Burge and Councilors Joel Haugen and Rich Riffle...

The Pueblo County commissioners have asked department heads to create two budget scenarios for 2017 - one showing projected revenue from marijuana sales and excise tax and another without. The county is preparing for the results of the November ballot measure that could eliminate the sale and...

Two marijuana tax proposals are heading for the November ballot after the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Tuesday agreed to do so. The board put its own tax measure on the ballot, while the grower-backed measure, the "Mendocino Heritage Initiative," was officially certified for the...

Long Beach voters now have three marijuana-related ballot measures to decide on come November. Adding to an already lengthy statewide general election ballot, the City Council on Tuesday voted to add a tax measure that City Clerk Maria de la Luz Garcia said would help fund public safety...

Voters will be asked in November if the City of Rainier should enact a three percent sales tax on marijuana items sold within the city limits. The Rainier City Council approved placing the measure on the November ballot during its regular public meeting held on Monday, Aug. 1 at Rainier City...

Jackson County residents may have the chance to vote on a marijuana sales tax - again. This time around, the proposed tax would be 3 percent on retail sales of recreational marijuana. In 2015, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners repealed a voter-approved tax of up to 25 percent on...

Humboldt, Calif. - Humboldt County has passed a marijuana excise tax that will be on the November Ballot. The tax has a rate of $1 to $3 depending on what type of grow you have. This is lower than counties like Mendocino County, which is looking to tax $100 per plant, according to county...

Humboldt County's proposed excise tax for medical marijuana farms has created a rift between local growers. Several farmers have come out against the tax model, calling it premature, hasty and partial to larger farms. Other cultivators say they are supportive of it and feel that the time is...

Let us discuss whether marijuana should be legalized, regulated and taxed similar to alcohol for adults 21 and older. Excise tax revenue alone is conservatively estimated to generate $21.5 million annually. Additionally, millions of dollars would be generated each year in corporate and...

After lengthy discussion Monday, two tax items on the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly agenda each were postponed: an increase to the sales tax cap and a tax on retail marijuana. The retail pot tax discussion is an item that carried over from the second meeting in July. During that...

Canberra — Legalising marijuana would bring in millions in extra tax revenues for Australia, but it would also see a doubling of the smoking rate among adults. According to the results of new research published in the August issue of the journal American Economic Review, Australia could see...