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State of the States: 2020 Ballot Initiative Efforts

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Activists have been working for months registering new voters, collecting signatures, and educating the public, in hopes of giving voters in their state the opportunity to make their voices heard and cast their vote for marijuana. Status : Minimum # of signatures collected. Issue : Adult use marijuana.

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Rock Island County collects nearly $40,000 in first cannabis sales tax payout

Cannabis Law Report

The Quad City Times (IL) reports Legalization of recreational marijuana is paying off for Rock Island County , which collected $39,905 in its first monthly … Read More. The post Rock Island County collects nearly ,000 in first cannabis sales tax payout first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.

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The Illinois Department of Revenue has collected more than $100 million in tax revenue connected to adult-use cannabis sales

Cannabis Law Report

The Illinois Department of Revenue has collected more than $100 million in tax revenue connected to adult-use cannabis sales since legalized marijuana laws went into … Read More.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

A new study from an industry advocacy group in California examines the content of dozens of unregulated intoxicating “hemp” products that are easily available in the Golden State despite being banned by state law. The study, entitled The Great Hemp Hoax , was released Feb. percent THC. Theres no ambiguity or loophole.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

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Next, the presence of large cash transactions places law enforcement, tax regulators, consumers, and patients at heightened risk of exposure to the virus. . “First, threats to public safety caused by a cash-intensive business model, often the target of criminal activity, have intensified in the months since the pandemic began.

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New Jersey: Lawmakers Advance Important Marijuana Law Reform Bills

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Taxing marijuana sales at three-percent, which will be collected by or paid to municipalities wherever retail stores exist. These bills would allow for the expedited expungement of certain marijuana-related convictions after marijuana legalization is signed into law in New Jersey. Some highlights of this landmark legislation are-.

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Cannabis laws in South Carolina

The Cannigma

Back when the US was still a collection of colonies under British rule, South Carolina had a booming industrial hemp industry. THC is not legal in any form in South Carolina, which still has harsh anti-cannabis laws. The post Cannabis laws in South Carolina appeared first on The Cannigma. Cannabis in South Carolina.

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