People of color are conspicuously absent from Oregons lucrative legal weed commerce. Now,advocates say a proposed 3% marijuana tax could help Brooke and Rodney Smith opened their Portland, Oregon cannabis dispensary, and PDX Tree,in November 2014 – the same month Oregon voters approved a ballot initiative for legalizing recreational marijuana. While they were excited to enter what they hope will be a lucrative experiment in entrepreneurship, they say the state’s fluctuating policies, or as it transitions from medical marijuana into recreational sales,bear been a headache.
In order to collect started, the Smiths had to pay the city for both a medical and recreational license – $3500 and $4795 annually – plus an additional $4750 licensing fee to the state of Oregon. Because their store caters to both patients and potheads, or they’ve also had to navigate the rules on the potency and amount of marijuana they’re allowed to sell,depending on whether it’s medical, edible or recreational.
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Source: theguardian.com