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.
In The Fight At The Fiscal Cliff, Don't Throw The Valuables Over The Side
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The Medicare Part D drug program is a rare government program that is under-budget. The program is costing taxpayers 46 percent less today than expected when Congress created the benefit in the Medicare Modernization Act in 2003. … Simpson-Bowles …
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No, Making Patent Trolls Pay Up For Bogus Lawsuits Does Not Violate …
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Since the America Invents Act (the "AIA") recently passed Congress after an excruciating multiyear journey — and in the end failed to address most of the systemic problems that plague the current patent system — there is little short-term hope or …
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In Wake Of Meningitis Outbreak, Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Force …
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… (SAFE) Compounded Drugs Act would require, among other things, drug compounders to register with a national Food and Drug Administration (FDA) database, patients to be informed whether or not they are receiving treatment with a compounded drug, …
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Apixaban Approved in Canada for Stroke Prevention in AF
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FDA deemed the resubmission to be complete and assigned a new Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of March 17, 2013. The first-line use of apixaban and other new oral anticoagulants, including dabigatran ( Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim) …
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