How Will California Collect Pot Tax From A Cash-Based Industry?
Right now, any bank with federal ties won't accept marijuana money. That means debit or credit cards won't work for purchases at pot shops.
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Right now, any bank with federal ties won't accept marijuana money. That means debit or credit cards won't work for purchases at pot shops.
California should use armored cars to transport hundreds of millions of dollars in cash tax payments expected next year with the state's legal marijuana market, the state treasurer said Tuesday.
California's legal marijuana marketplace is coming with a kaleidoscope of new taxes and fees that could influence where it's grown, how pot cookies and other munchies are produced and the price tag on just about everything.
The Sacramento pot chief is making a bold statement after a scathing audit finds widespread non-compliance within the city's pot shops.
Buying legal marijuana in California could be pricey enough to keep the black market healthy.
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In general, California will treat cannabis like alcohol, allowing people 21 and older to legally possess up to an ounce and grow six marijuana plants at home.
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Here is a look at your next seven days of weather!
Some Folsom residents are alarmed after receiving a letter from the city warning them that the type of water pipe in their home may contain lead.
Nina Burns reports.
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Esteban Reynoso reports.