The Current State of US Marijuana Legalization Although Americans today have grown up in a political environment of oppressive federal prohibition and have been conditioned
A new Denver study shows that crime is down and tax revenue is up after cannabis legalization.
A citizen initiative to end marijuana prohibition in Arizona is poised to appear on the November ballot after proponents turned in their petition Thursday with
During the 2012 campaign, marijuana opponents made the claim that if marijuana were legalized in Colorado there would be ten dollars in social costs for
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director State taxes specific to the production and retail sale of marijuana totaled some $70 million in Colorado over the
For the first time in history, a state has generated more annual revenue from taxes imposed on marijuana than from taxes imposed on alcohol. According to the
Marijuana legalization is working in Colorado. The industry is expanding at a rapid pace, people are getting quality jobs in the industry, and the state
A big reason why support for marijuana legalization is surging is because of the tax revenue potential that legalization would create. Every state in America
If Oregon voters decide to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana, the state estimates that it will take in up to $40 million a year, much
Washington State started allowing legal recreational marijuana sales July 7, 2014. Prices were high, supplies were low, and lines were long. The roll-out was smooth,
Oregon’s Secretary of State has officially approved New Approach Oregon’s marijuana legalization initiative for the 2014 Election ballot. One question that will no doubt be
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Legal cannabis sales has earned the State of Colorado over $3 million in tax revenue for the month of February alone. This
Colorado released its sales and tax revenue figures for the first month of legal sales, showing $14 million in recreational marijuana sold bringing in $2.1
DENVER – History will be made again today in Colorado as the state collects the first-ever tax revenues from the legal sale of adult-use marijuana.
What Could $582,000,000 Every Year Do? By New Approach Washington The answer is: a lot. According to the state Office of Financial Management, I-502’s new 25% marijuana excise tax,
