Tennessee Hemp Product Ban Could Lead To $110 Million Tax Shortfall, Projections Show
“Their decisions left Tennesseans who rely on hemp for chronic pain out on the side of our busted roads and stuck the rest of us with the tax burden.” By Adam Friedman, Tennessee Lookout Tennessee Republican lawmakers banned popular cannabinoid-derived hemp products starting in July, and after one month of sales tax collections, projections are […]
Marijuana Companies Donated $11.5 Million To Trump-Linked PAC Last Month, New Campaign Finance Records Show
Some of the U.S.’s largest marijuana companies donated a collective $11.5 million last month to an agriculture-focused political committee that shares the same treasurer as President Donald Trump’s own super PAC, according to newly updated federal records. That brings the total amount of contributions from cannabis businesses or an industry-linked political action committee to Trump-linked […]
UN Spotted 755 New Psychoactive Drugs, 331 Million Users and Why Governments Can’t Keep Up
Global drug markets are expanding, diversifying, and adapting through new routes, technologies, substances, and consumer patterns, while public policy often struggles to keep pace. The latest UN report shows that drugs are no longer only a matter of substances, but also of markets, public health, inequality, violence, gender, youth, regulation, and state capacity. Cocaine: The […]