Hickenlooper: $1 billion in pot sales expected next fiscal year
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's budget office says it expects the recreational and medical marijuana industries combined to pump nearly $134 million in tax and fee revenue into state coffers in the...
View ArticleColorado schools starting to see pot tax revenue for capital projects
As marijuana revenues trickle into the state, slow to meet projections, a few Colorado school districts are among the first to see some impact from the state's new funds. The post Colorado schools...
View ArticleColorado schools out millions of dollars due to marijuana tax loophole
A loophole built into Colorado's marijuana tax system has allowed thousands of pounds of pot to go untaxed and has cost the state millions of dollars that should have gone to a school construction...
View ArticleHow are Colorado schools benefiting from recreational marijuana?
Cannabist Show: Host Ricardo Baca and Colorado state Sen. Pat Steadman (D, SD-31) discuss how Colorado schools can expect to see some of the pot tax money. The post How are Colorado schools benefiting...
View ArticleIs pot tax money for Denver schools a myth? DPS video leaves out key fact
An animated video from Denver Public Schools hopes to remind voters that the district is not as flush with cash from marijuana tax money as some might think. In the two school years since the state...
View ArticleIt's time to clear up some myths about pot taxes fixing all budget problems
Denver Post op-ed: Simply put, pot taxes collected by Colorado on legal marijuana sales represent less than 1 percent of the state general fund that is used for schools, prisons, human services, higher...
View ArticleHere's how millions in Colorado pot taxes are being used to fix up outdated,...
"I don't care where the money comes from, if we get a new school, I'm for it," said Hayley Whitehead, a Deer Trail graduate who works as the district's administrative assistant. The post Here's how...
View Article'Major milestone': Colorado hits half a billion in cannabis tax revenue
Marijuana advocates are trumpeting a Colorado milestone: More than $500 million in revenue for the state since recreational cannabis sales started in 2014. The post 'Major milestone': Colorado hits...
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