Cannabis industry businesses and professionals face more challenges—due to legal restrictions and drug stigmas—than seen in any other marketplace in the United States.
In Maine, it is proposed that a 20 percent tax be applied to recreational marijuana, breaking down to a 10 percent excise tax and 10 percent sales tax.
With Jeff Sessions’ report on marijuana linked to violent crime imminent, and Trump’s approval on “getting tough,” state marijuana programs are in danger.
The Latin American country Uruguay has become the first country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana nationally under a government sanctioned program.