Election Day 2013 found four US cities — Portland, Maine and Ferndale, Jackson, and Lansing, Michigan — voting on proposals to decriminalize or legalize personal possession of marijuana. In all four cities, marijuana reform passed by overwhelming margins. High Times
Tag: Recreational
Boulder Delays Recreational Pot Shops
Boulder, Colorado residents will have to wait until sometime in March to purchase recreational cannabis from storefronts. Late Tuesday night the Boulder City Councildecided to delaythe date that existing medical pot dispensaries can apply for retail pot licens… High Times
Englewood Recreational Marijuana Industry Banned
OurColoradoNews.comBy Tom Munds ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Englewood City Council approved an ordinance on second reading prohibiting all aspects of the recreational marijuana industry in the city. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Aurora Recreational Marijuana: Council wants more time to study shop issues
The Denver PostBy Carlos Illescas AURORA — The Aurora City Council last week moved forward with plans for a moratorium of up to one year on recreational marijuana facilities. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Colorado to Become 1st State to Tax Recreational Marijuana Sales
Colorado Legislature Passes First Bills In History To Establish a Regulated Marijuana Market for Adults DENVER – The Colorado state legislature passed the first bills in history Wednesday to establish a regulated marijuana market for adults. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Seattle Times Editorial: Close the Tax Gap Between Medical and Recreational Marijuana
The Seattle TimesEditorial RECREATIONAL marijuana and medical marijuana are under different systems. They need to be reconciled. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Legal Weed: Colorado Lawmakers Consider A Nearly 40 Percent Tax On Recreational Marijuana
Huffington PostBy Matt Ferner Could high taxes on legal weed force Coloradans to buy on the black market? It seems possible as state lawmakers are considering the possibility of taxing legal recreational marijuana at a rate that could be nearly 40 percent in some areas. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz