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Taxing & Zapping Marijuana: Blockchain Compliance In The Trump Administration Part 1, Richard Thompson Ainsworth, Brendan Magauran
Taxing & Zapping Marijuana: Blockchain Compliance In The Trump Administration Part 1, Richard Thompson Ainsworth, Brendan Magauran
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On January 4, 2018, the Trump Administration through Attorney General Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy1 that discouraged federal prosecutors from bringing charges in all but the most serious marijuana cases under the federal Controlled Substances Act,2 as well as under the Bank Secrecy Act.3 Federal law is at odds with state law in the majority of states on the legalization and subsequent state taxation of marijuana.4 Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have at least partially legalized marijuana. Eight of these states have legalized both medicinal and recreational use.5 With limited exceptions, legalized sales of marijuana are taxed.
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