Portland to Use Cannabis Taxes to Expunge Prior Convictions
In a bold and commendable move, Portland is proposing to use their revenue from legal cannabis taxes to support drug treatment programs and expunge convictions from when cannabis was illegal.
According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon has decided to drop the state cannabis tax to 17 percent starting in 2017. Cities will have the option to add their own additional three percent in taxes if they choose to. If Portland decides to allow this tax, Commissioner Amanda Fritz has a proposal that will put local tax to good use.
“For instance, helping with expunging people’s records who were convicted of cannabis-related crimes that wouldn’t be a crime now,” she explained regarding what she plans to do with the tax.
According to Fritz, the additional three percent tax could yield up to $3 million a year, an amount that could certainly help with locals who have prior convictions, and with...
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