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Home 🌿 Recreational Marijuana News 🌿 Connecticut Pushes Marijuana Legalization To Prop Up Disastrous Finances 🌿Connecticut Pushes Marijuana Legalization To Prop Up Disastrous Finances
Colorado, which was a trailblazer in marijuana reform legalizing recreational sales in 2012, recorded almost $1 billion in sales at the end of 2015, according to the state’s Department of Revenue.
Sales of legal marijuana soared by 42 percent compared with the previous year, said the Cannabis Business Alliance (CBA). CBA welcomed the boost in sales, saying $135 million in taxes raised from the $996,184,788 in sales would help contribute to building new schools in the state.
Connecticut joins Rhode Island, Vermont and Massachusetts that all have similar measures in the works to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana.
According to the last poll on the subject conducted in the state, legal pot for adults is extremely popular among Connecticut voters. A Quinnipiac Poll from March 2015 shows 63 percent of voters supported legalizing small amounts of marijuana for recreational purposes. More than two-thirds of voters 67 percent also said they...
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