This spring, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to announce a national ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes and cigars with a characterizing flavor, an attempt to limit tobacco consumption, and, as a result, improve public health.
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October 27, 2021
A year ahead of legal sales, Vt. cannabis regulators want industry to be small-scale, equitable
In about one year — by October 2022 — Vermont's retail cannabis market is scheduled to go into place, and the state's Cannabis Control Board has already made some key decisions that will shape Vermont’s legal marijuana marketplace.
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Natural Healing Center founder Helios Dayspring has pleaded guilty to bribery and filing a false income tax return.
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Colorado marijuana regulators are reassessing taxes on wholesale marijuana transactions as the likelihood of federal legalization increases.
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October 21, 2021
Denver pot taxes are high. Two ballot measures would increase them
Recreational marijuana users in Denver pay some of the highest taxes in the nation — and it's only going to get more expensive if voters approve two November ballot measures.
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October 20, 2021
Berkeley Police Department awarded grant from CA Highway Patrol’s cannabis tax fund
The Berkeley Police Department was awarded a grant in July from the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program, operated by the California Highway Patrol, or CHP, to fund additional training, education and enforcement initiatives related to impaired driving.
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Clark County commissioners approved a measure to give up to $2 million in cannabis industry sales tax revenue annually to help the homeless population.
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Nevada retailers sold more than $1 billion in medical and recreational marijuana over a one-year period, state officials announced on Wednesday.
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October 8, 2021
Should Tax Policy Play a Role in Tobacco Harm Reduction?
Following the release of the House Democrats’ proposed Build Back Better Act, federal tobacco and nicotine taxation has been a hot topic in the United States. In an effort to raise roughly $100 billion, the House proposal would double cigarette taxes and increase all other tobacco and nicotine taxes to comparable rates—a strategy with severe unintended consequences.
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For years, King George County officials have wondered how many packs of cigarettes have been sold within their borders, particularly from the many tobacco outlets that dot the landscape on U.S. 301 north of Dahlgren.
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