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One example of the growth of the industry is the nearly tenfold increase in Colorado’s marijuana tax revenue to $250.7 million in 2018 from $25.3 million in 2014.
August 27 -
Rhode Island's governor is asking lawmakers to forward $269 million worth of initiatives to voters.
January 17 -
In Massachusetts, cannabis regulation fuels a corruption investigation; in Rhode Island, it pits the executive branch against the legislature.
November 7 -
Jasiel Correia II, accused separately of shaking down marijuana vendors and defrauding investors, still finished a distant second in the Fall River race.
September 18 -
Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II pleaded not guilty in Boston to charges of extorting state-licensed marijuana vendors for six-figure bribery amounts.
September 9 -
Researchers at the Pew Charitable Trusts warn local governments that cannabis revenue flows are uncertain.
August 19 -
States struggle to reap the full benefits of the multibillion-dollar legal marijuana industry becuase of conflicts with federal law.
June 11 -
Deputy Governor Dan Hynes says the recent legislative session put the state on an "upward trajectory," but underfunded pensions dog the state.
June 11 -
Lawmakers authorized more than $23 billion of borrowing and approved a $45 billion six-year capital plan.
June 3 -
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and a coalition of state lawmakers agreed to legalize recreational marijuana in a package that sets out tax rates.
March 12