Tax Toke: the Budget Office Models GST on Marijuana
Just what are they smoking down in the Parliamentary Budget Office?
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Medical Marijuana Users in Halifax Speak Out Against New Federal Rules
Bob Dillman was first authorized to grow marijuana for his own medical use in 2008. Now, almost seven years later, he and his wife are facing charges of possession and production of cannabis.
The President’s Budget: Drug War on Cruise Control
The president's Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal is out, and when it comes to the war on drugs, Obama is pretty much staying the course.
Obama Budget Would Let D.C. Proceed With Pot Legalization, Sales
President Obama’s $4 trillion budget plan would allow the District to spend its own tax dollars to legalize and regulate marijuana by rolling back restrictions put in place by Republican lawmakers last year.
Colorado Tax Law Quirk Puts Pot Refund in Spotlight
Colorado’s marijuana experiment was designed to raise revenue for the state and its schools, but a state law may put some of the tax money directly into residents’ pockets, causing quite a headache for lawmakers.
A Hundred Years’ Failure
How did a law to regulate heroin traffic turn into the costly, futile War on Drugs?
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Mountie-Led Anti-Marijuana Operation Spends $11.5M in 8 Years
The RCMP and Canadian military have spent nearly $11.5 million in the last eight years on a national search-and-destroy mission for illicit marijuana crops.
America Has a Black-Market Problem, Not a Drug Problem
The head of the military's Southern Command wants more money to fight a losing battle.
Why Didn’t the Shutdown Cut Funding for the DEA? It’s One of the Least ‘Essential’ Govt. Agencies
The DEA is a failed institution.
Colorado Legislators Criticize Spending at Agency Overseeing Medical Marijuana
State legislators Wednesday sharply criticized the state agency overseeing Colorado's medical-marijuana industry for spending on patio furniture, $1,000 office chairs and a vehicle fleet it didn't need, all at a time it was struggling to fulfill its enforcement duties.
