Cannabis tax increase could bring ‘couple million’ in revenue
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- Cannabis tax increase could bring ‘couple million’ in revenue
- Medical marijuana
- Three caches of drugs seized at border crossings
- Governor Said To ppose Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana
Cannabis tax increase could bring ‘couple million’ in revenue
Bizjournals.com
us Digg This akland city councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan said that the proposed tax rate increase for medical cannabis could bring in “a couple million” in revenue to the city — far more than the $200000 to $400000 that was cited in the agenda report. Kaplan an at-large councilwoman and one of three co-sponsors of the proposal said the agenda report used 2007 numbers from the four licensed medical cannabis dispensaries in akland as a basis for its estimates. But since then a few things have changed — the dispensaries say that business grew substantially in 2008 and three weeks ago U. Attorney General Eric Holder said that the federal government would not prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries or users as long as state laws allowed for use of the drug.
Medical marijuana
Baltimore Sun
Currently 13 states including California Colorado Maine Michigan Rhode Island and Vermont allow the medical use marijuana with a doctor’s approval or certification. And although possession of the drug remains illegal under federal law U. Attorney General Eric Holder said last week that the Justice Department will no longer go after small dispensaries that sell cannabis for medical use so long as they comply with state laws.
Three caches of drugs seized at border crossings
San Diego Union Tribune
March 31 2009 Nearly 2400 pounds of marijuana and methamphetamine valued at $2. 2 million have been seized at the tay Mesa and San Ysidro ports of entry in the past week federal officials announced yesterday. The largest seizure occurred about 10:30 a. Sunday involving a commercial bus at tay Mesa.
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Governor Said To ppose Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana
Hartford Courant
Jodi Rell indicated Monday that she opposes the decriminalization of marijuana a contentious issue that could come up for a committee vote in the General Assembly as soon as today. Some Democratic legislators have been pushing hard this year for the decriminalization of less than an ounce of marijuana and Rell had not previously voiced a public view on the bill.