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  1. Katelyn Baker

    Can Seattle Use Pot Taxes To Help the Homeless?

    After two years of legal cannabis sales, Washington State has collected $230,063,875 in marijuana excise taxes, according to 502data.com. This exceeds projections by quite a bit - nearly twice as much, or $34 million, in the first year of sales alone. In Aurora, Colorado, officials decided to...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Shasta Lake Budget Expects Pot Revenue To Grow

    Shasta Lake's City Council on Tuesday will weigh the town's two-year budget, which may see medical marijuana sales tax revenue to grow by nearly $100,000 year-over-year. That budget totals about $38 million in spending and anticipated revenue, including about $7 million for the general fund...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Shasta Lake Budget Expects Pot Revenue To Grow

    Shasta Lake's City Council on Tuesday will weigh the town's two-year budget, which may see medical marijuana sales tax revenue to grow by nearly $100,000 year-over-year. That budget totals about $38 million in spending and anticipated revenue, including about $7 million for the general fund...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    Canopy Growth Corp Trims Losses, Posts Higher Revenue In 2016 Fiscal Year

    Smith Falls, Ontario - Canopy Growth Corp., the largest of Canada's publicly traded marijuana companies, trimmed its losses in its 2016 financial year. The company says it generated $12.7 million of revenue and a $3.5 million loss in its 2016 financial year, an improvement from the $2.4...
  5. Katelyn Baker

    Letters - Medical Marijuana Is Too Limited In New York

    So Suffolk County has a shortfall at the Riverhead medical marijuana dispensary ["Medical pot revenue short," Spin Cycle, June 20]. The total revenue for February and March was $198.89! What did officials expect? New York has the worst medical marijuana law in the United States. How do they...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    Letters - Medical Marijuana Is Too Limited In New York

    So Suffolk County has a shortfall at the Riverhead medical marijuana dispensary ["Medical pot revenue short," Spin Cycle, June 20]. The total revenue for February and March was $198.89! What did officials expect? New York has the worst medical marijuana law in the United States. How do they...
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    Marijuana Can Aid Oklahoma State Budget

    If Oklahomans want to find a new source of revenue, they should look no further than the legalization of marijuana. The estimated revenue in 2017 from the sale of marijuana is $8.5 billion. Also, Oklahoma would benefit from a decrease in the expenditures used to combat the illegal sale of...
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    Report Offers Glimpse At What Medical Marijuana Could Look Like In Wyoming

    A new report raises concerns that a medical marijuana program in Wyoming may not be able to pay for itself, though it also states that hurdle can be overcome. It also says state lawmakers should work to create "placeholder bills" in case voters legalize some form of marijuana. Those...
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    Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Bill Encourages Research

    Patients and academic researchers would have access to marijuana for medical purposes under milestone legislation to place Pennsylvania among the ranks of states with legal cannabis programs. The measure approved by House lawmakers Wednesday envisions a research role for hospitals...
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    Colorado's Marijuana Industry Likely Hit 2 Very Big Numbers In 2015

    When it comes to hot-button issues, there's perhaps none bigger than marijuana. The case for legalization Viewed just two decades prior as a drug with minimal public appeal, marijuana is now viewed favorably by respondents (albeit by a slim margin) in pretty much all national polls. When...
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    ON: Marijuana Tax Revenue Paying For Sidewalks, Schools In Colorado. Why Not Here?

    The gym rats who join the still-under-construction recreation centre in central Denver, Colo., will owe their workouts to weed smokers. In Pueblo County, south of Denver, students will soon be able to walk to school on a sidewalk paid for by marijuana tax revenue, or apply to the world's first...
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    Could A Pot Tax Help Toronto's Bottom Line?

    The gym rats who join the still-under-construction recreation centre in central Denver, Colo., will owe their workouts to weed smokers. In Pueblo County, south of Denver, students will soon be able to walk to school on a sidewalk paid for by marijuana tax revenue, or apply to the world's...
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    Going To Pot: Sales Tax Predictions For 2016

    State government debt is expected to reach $1.17 trillion in fiscal year 2016, but elected officials have no interest in raising tax rates or taking austerity measures. Why commit political suicide when there are creative ways to boost tax revenue without angering voting taxpayers? Instead...
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