Democratic Congressman Jimmy Panetta has joined as a co-sponsor on the decriminalization bill.
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- The Marijuana Opportunity and Reform Act would allows for the “consideration” of a 5% sales tax on weed products to fund grant programs related to aiding people most negatively impacted by the War on Drugs, via job training and avenues such as mentoring. Too, MORE — widely expected to be defeated would provide funds for small cannabis businesses owned by residents impacted by over-policing to obtain funding for weed-related entrepreneurship, in addition to furthering expungement efforts. It is not expected to succeed.
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- Earlier this month Papa and Barkley were made members of the Humboldt County Chamber of Commerce. To understand what that means to the culture, one must understand the employer’s unlikely path to the chamber.
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