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Should a tax be imposed on medical marijuana businesses in Mendocino County? The Board of Supervisors may seek an answer from voters in the upcoming November election. County counsel Tuesday is asking the board to discuss and possibly adopt a resolution to present to voters that would...

Should a tax be imposed on medical marijuana businesses in Mendocino County? The Board of Supervisors may seek an answer from voters in the upcoming November election. County counsel Tuesday is asking the board to discuss and possibly adopt a resolution to present to voters that would...

For the past month, Grover Beach has been mulling the idea of capitalizing on a possibly lucrative business in San Luis Obispo County: marijuana sales. The discussion started in early July and at that time was mostly focused on taxing medical cannabis sales at the medical marijuana businesses...

For the past month, Grover Beach has been mulling the idea of capitalizing on a possibly lucrative business in San Luis Obispo County: marijuana sales. The discussion started in early July and at that time was mostly focused on taxing medical cannabis sales at the medical marijuana businesses...

More than $140 million. That's how much tax revenue Colorado is expected to bring in from taxes on marijuana this year, according to the non-profit research organization, the Tax Foundation. The 2016 figure is likely to be four times that of taxes on alcohol in the state, the Tax Foundation...

A public hearing Wednesday about a proposed tax on the retail sale of marijuana in Josephine County blossomed to include comments about problems with marijuana growing operations. No opposition to the tax surfaced from a handful of people who addressed the county Board of Commissioners at the...

First came the legalization of medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing and delivery services in Salinas. Now comes another thorny question: How much will these businesses be taxed? Salinas residents will have a chance to cast their vote on a marijuana business tax in the...

First came the legalization of medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing and delivery services in Salinas. Now comes another thorny question: How much will these businesses be taxed? Salinas residents will have a chance to cast their vote on a marijuana business tax in the...

Hayward and San Leandro voters will decide whether to tax marijuana sales in their cities if recreational use is legalized in California. Both councils agreed to put the proposed taxes on the November ballot to collect the potential revenue as soon as possible. Also on the ballot is...

Cloverdale this week took the penultimate step to becoming the first city in Sonoma County to impose a local tax on marijuana-related businesses. With medical marijuana becoming more regulated and with the likelihood California voters will legalize pot in November, Cloverdale is looking to...

Seaside - A ballot initiative that proposes a 3 percent tax on the sale of marijuana products by Seaside recreational marijuana retailers was approved unanimously by the Seaside City Council on Monday. As a result, voters will have one more question to decide this November. Retail sales would...

Los Angeles - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to rescind last week's vote to put a marijuana tax on the November ballot to fund the fight against homelessness. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl recommended backing away from the tax proposal, saying she was concerned by a lack of...

CALIFORNIA: Less than two weeks after voting to pursue a tax on marijuana businesses to help pay for housing and health services for the homeless, Los Angeles County supervisors appear poised to pull the measure from the November ballot. County officials debated several potential tax measures...

Willow Creek, Calif. - The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a marijuana excise tax measure on July 21. The tax will charge a fee between $1 to $3 per square foot. Since the proposed excise tax passed the board, people are threatening to move to a different county for...

The IRS appears to be harshing the mellow of some 30 cannabis companies in Colorado. That's according to tax lawyers, accountants and business owners in the state, who say the federal agency is auditing the cannabis entrepreneurs for tax years 2014 and 2015, possibly because they failed to...

The Marysville City Council unanimously passed a slate of marijuana-related resolutions in preparation for the opening of the application period for two medical marijuana dispensary licenses. The council approved changes to its fee schedule, adopted selection criteria for dispensary licenses...

In some circles, it's the windfall that wasn't. More than $8.4 million has flowed into Boulder County communities thanks to tax revenue generated by the sale of marijuana since legal sales began two-and-a-half years ago. And though the money has been welcome, it has not been the cash cow...

Bend, Oregon — A 3 percent sales tax on recreational marijuana is being considered by The Bend City Council for the November ballot. The tax would be the first sales tax in Bend. The City Council must approve the tax and then it will go before Bend voters in November. Presently, there's...

Salinas, California Monterey County Supervisors moved forward Tuesday with plans to place a tax on commercial cannabis operations in unincorporated areas of the county on the November 8 ballot. Supervisors also adopted changes to county code that would require an annual permit for commercial...

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors adopted a set of ordinances on Tuesday that will place a medical marijuana cultivation tax proposal before voters this November and will lift the ban on new medical cannabis dispensaries. The ordinances will need to go back before the board once more...