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A bill that would reduce the excise tax for marijuana growers and impose a sales tax for consumers advanced from the House Labor and Commerce committee to the House Finance

A positive trend in the national marijuana movement is spending revenues generated on building up communities who have been adversely affected by the war on drugs. Subsequently, non-profit organizations have newly begun benefitting from state marijuana sales. In the last few years, the state of California had designated funding received from pot sales to provide grants to community organizations. Nearly $100 million dollars has already been disbursed, and the amount is expected to increase to $175 million this May. An example of an organization who is making a difference in the lives of peopl...

California is using some of the fees it collects from the sale of marijuana to help community organizations that serve communities harmed by the war on drugs.

Nonprofits gain funding from unusual source: Marijuana sales JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Chronicle of Philanthropy April 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this April 20, 2021 file photo, Bridgette King poses for a portrait at a "Joints for Jabs" event in New York. Uncle Sam gave marijuana lovers more reason to celebrate this week as a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for cannabis companies to do business in states where sales are legal. The move comes as more states legalize cannabis sales, most...