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Advocates: How will cannabis sales-tax revenue be spent?
Clip: 5/18/2022 | 3m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Advocates remind lawmakers of promises to reinvest in hardest-hit communities
In Trenton Wednesday, advocates demanded justice for those hit hardest by the war on drugs. As the state’s recreational cannabis industry takes off, advocates of drug policy reform are reminding lawmakers of the promises made to reinvest tax revenue from legalized sales of recreational marijuana in communities where marijuana-related arrests have been highest.
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Advocates: How will cannabis sales-tax revenue be spent?
Clip: 5/18/2022 | 3m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
In Trenton Wednesday, advocates demanded justice for those hit hardest by the war on drugs. As the state’s recreational cannabis industry takes off, advocates of drug policy reform are reminding lawmakers of the promises made to reinvest tax revenue from legalized sales of recreational marijuana in communities where marijuana-related arrests have been highest.
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