Coloradans will consider a statewide ballot measure this November that would raise marijuana tax rates, while Denver voters will have to also consider a second tax hike.
The statewide measure, an educational enrichment program for out-of-school learning, was approved by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office after signatures were submitted in August; the ballot question proposes a 5 percent tax increase on recreational marijuana sales to help pay for the program. Advocates of a ballot initiative in Denver that was also approved for the November election want to see a 1.5 percent increase in marijuana sales tax to fund pandemic-related research.
Neither measure…
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Coloradans will consider a statewide ballot measure this November that would raise marijuana tax rates, while Denver voters will have to also consider a second tax hike.
The statewide measure, an educational enrichment program for out-of-school learning, was approved by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office after signatures were submitted in August; the ballot question proposes a 5 percent tax increase on recreational marijuana sales to help pay for the program. Advocates of a ballot initiative in Denver that was also approved for the November election want to see a 1.5 percent increase in marijuana sales tax to fund pandemic-related research.
Neither measure…