Thursday, July 30, 2009

Cities of oaks unite! Roll your own tax revenue.

From the CNN.com article "Oakland, California, passes landmark marijuana tax:"

80% of voters choose to impose tax on Oakland's medical marijuana facilities
Oakland, California, becomes first U.S. city to impose such a tax
Cannabis club leader says he supported effort; he'll owe about $350,000 next year
People opposed to medical marijuana facilities say tax sends wrong message

From the CNN.com article "Drive to legalize marijuana rolls on in California:"

Oaksterdam University specializes in how to grow, market and consume marijuana
Founder Richard Lee is organizing a petition drive for marijuana legalization
Lee and others say legalizing marijuana could generate significant tax revenue
Opponents say revenue claims are misleading, encourage drug abuse

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