Marijuana Tax Revenue

• People will choose legal marijuana over alcohol, U.S. study shows

  A new U.S. study shows that people drink significantly less alcohol when marijuana is available.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2017
  
• UBC professor says marijuana revenue should go towards much-needed social services in B.C.

  "You really need to be spending money on supportive housing."

  Health

  Dec 12, 2017
  
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• Sask. finance minister satisfied with 75% share of marijuana tax revenue

  Finance Minister Donna Harpauer is satisfied with provinces receiving 75 per cent of marijuana tax revenue, but there are still questions to answer about the cost of legalization.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2017
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• Alberta says feds’ marijuana tax revenue plan ‘much better’ than earlier 50-50 share

  Alberta's finance minister is pleased Ottawa improved its original proposal for how much tax revenue from marijuana provinces will get.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2017
• Ottawa agrees to give provinces 75% of marijuana tax revenue

  Ottawa believes excise tax revenue from marijuana sales will be $400 million in the first year.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2017
• Bill Kelly: Finance ministers’ meeting is a potluck affair

  There is still a huge debate about pot, but it's switched from the moral debate about legalization to the much more pragmatic discussion about who gets the money.

  Dec 11, 2017
• Feds should pick up pot legalization’s costs to us, local governments say

  Towns and cities need a cut of marijuana tax revenue to cover new costs from legalization, they argue.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2017