Marijuana Taxes in Colorado Could Exceed 30 Percent

Associated PressBy Kristen Wyatt  DENVER — A legislative panel decided last Friday that marijuana in Colorado could be taxed at rates above 30 percent. But voters would have to OK the taxes, and some lawmakers fear the state’s tax-skeptical public could reject such high rates. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz

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Future Colorado Marijuana Shops, Growers Win Flexibility

Associated PressBy Kristen Wyatt DENVER — Where should recreational pot sold in Colorado come from? Lawmakers debating the hotly argued marijuana question came down on the side of flexibility Monday, voting to reject the state’s current medical marijuana model, which requires dispensaries to grow most of the pot they sell. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz

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Legislation to Protect Medical Marijuana States Introduced

<p> Bill Would Remove Marijuana from Schedule I and Halt Federal Government Interference With State Medical Marijuana Regulation</p> WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced legislation that would recognize the medicinal use of marijuana and remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The issue of regulating medical marijuana would be returned to […]

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Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in New York State Senate & Assembly

<p>Legislation Would End the Needless Suffering of Thousands of Seriously Ill New Yorkers</p> <p>Statement from Drug Policy Alliance&rsquo;s Julie Netherland</p> Today, New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and Senator Diane Savino introduced a bill that would create one of the nation’s most tightly regulated medical marijuana programs. read more Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana

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Maryland Enacts Law Allowing Academic Studies of Medical Marijuana

<p>New Law Unlikely to Provide Patients Access to Medicine Absent Changes in Federal Policy<br /> <br /> Statement from Drug Policy Alliance&#39;s Amanda Reiman</p> Today, Maryland enacted a law allowing approved academic research institutions in that state to establish investigational, research-oriented medical marijuana studies.  Unlike 18 other states that have adopted medical marijuana laws that […]

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