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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

For city, pot tax is not big money

Written October 25th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

On Facebook, Albany’s borrowing $8.4 million from the state for downtown street upgrades drew this comment: “Maybe they should have pot sales and we would get that much from the $44 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE.” It’s a common sentiment and assumption. But whatever else commerce in cannabis would mean, a gusher of city tax receipts is not going to […]


Albany pot tax: Are they serious?

Written October 4th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

What word comes to mind if a governing body goes out of its way to thwart the voters’ intent? Devious? Underhanded? Or just obtuse? We’re talking here about the interest by some members of the Albany City Council in slapping a 10 percent city sales tax on recreational marijuana in case Oregon voters approve Ballot Measure 91 […]


 
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