2010 Archive: Pot of Gold – Oregon Cannabis Tax Act Media Coverage – KATU
2010 Archive: Pot of Gold – Oregon Cannabis Tax Act Media Coverage – KATU – PORTLAND, Ore. – While state budgets in Oregon and Washington face gaping holes, advocates of legalizing marijuana say taxing pot can help fill those holes. Madeline Martinez, Oregons executive director for NORML, the national organization thats pushing to reform marijuana laws, says she sees a golden opportunity to convince people that legalizing marijuana could be a good thing after all. Why dont we capture the revenue thats just being lost to the criminal market in many regards and bring it to the people. Were the ones who deserve it, she says. Her group estimates the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, if passed by voters, would generate 0 million a year in revenue, 90 percent of which would go to the states general fund. The rest would go primarily to drug abuse treatment programs, Martinez says.
Tomblin unveils new substance abuse program
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A $ 7.5 million effort to combat a drug abuse epidemic that finds more West Virginians succumbing to the silent poisons of chemicals than the loud, grinding crashes on highways is putting cash into every county to detect and treat addicts. One year ago …
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Treating W.Va. Substance Abusers
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Through the Department of Health and Human Resources, new drug treatment centers will be established throughout the state, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Thursday. New and expanded substance abuse treatment services are being funded with $ 7.5 …
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