marijuana taxes

Brendan Bures - June 11, 2020

According to the Oregon Cannabis Association, police budgets received more than $2 million from marijuana tax proceeds last year.

Mike Adams - February 10, 2020

Some customers would rather take their chances with shady street dealers than suffer the high taxes they're being asked to pay at the cash register.

Rudy Sanchez - December 11, 2019

For some states, the promise of shored up budgets and funding of social programs has been realized. For others, it’s been a mixed bag.

Terry Hacienda - April 27, 2018

Americans love cannabis about as much as they hate taxes. But consumers and businesses in some states hate the tax system more than others.

Terry Hacienda - March 17, 2018

California has been having trouble converting illicit cannabis businesses to legal enterprises and the black market appears to be as strong as ever.

Terry Hacienda - September 29, 2017

When California finally allows sales of recreational marijuana next year, retailers will still be competing with illicit growers for customers.

Arthur Cockfield - July 12, 2017

The introduction of draft legislation to legalize marijuana by July 2018 is in place, but will lower marijuana tax be part of the deal?

Al Olson - December 1, 2016

In a bold move, Colorado Gov. announced a plan to take tax revenues from marijuana sales and use it to help solve the Colorado homeless crisis.