A new statewide poll, just released by SurveyUSA, shows many Oregonians still undecided on this…
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Colorado’s Amendment 64, which aims to regulate marijuana in a manner similar alcohol, is gaining…
Residents of Colorado will have the opportunity to vote in favor of ending marijuana prohibition…
[Editor’s note: This post is excerpted from this week’s forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To…
If you haven’t heard, California’s Control & Tax Cannabis campaign just got assigned the proposition number…
It can readily be said that 2009 was one of the busiest and most productive years in cannabis law reform since NORML’s founding in 1970. However, it appears as if 2010 is going to be an even busier year–notably marked by the increasing number of actual state legalization bills and a voter initiative in America’s most important state.
The BOE’s estimate, released late yesterday, assesses a $50 per ounce tax on the retail sale of cannabis (among other state-imposed costs), as recommended under Assembly Bill 390: The Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act. This act seeks to license and tax the commercial production, packaging, and retail sale of marijuana to those 21 years of age or older.