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Oakland Proposes Nation's First Pot Tax

City council approves pot levy; voters to decide in July

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 30, 2009 4:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – Oakland’s city council has approved a provision to apply a 1.8% tax to marijuana sold at medical dispensaries. If voters endorse the measure in July, Oakland would be the first city in the US to tax pot, reports the Wall Street Journal. Backers...   Read full story »

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