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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 22 > Ailing Oakland gets a boost with U.S.’s first marijuana tax

Ailing Oakland gets a boost with U.S.’s first marijuana tax

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
July 22, 2009

OAKLAND, Calif. — Residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to approve a first-of-its kind tax on medical marijuana sold at the city’s four cannabis dispensaries.

Preliminary election results showed the measure passing with 80 percent of the vote.

The dispensary tax was one of....

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