Cash-strapped Long Beach considers taxing marijuana

Cash-strapped Long Beach considers taxing marijuana
Proposed ballot measure would levy a 5% tax on medical pot collectives and another tax of 10% if recreational pot is legalized. But it would require a special election costing up to 0,000. Faced with an .5-million deficit, Long Beach is considering whether to join several other California cities in seeking to make money by taxing marijuana.
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Lohan gets jail sentence
Lindsay Lohan was slapped with jail time for violating probation in two drunken driving cases.
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Monte Poole: There’s plenty of shame — and blame — surrounding former Raider JaMarcus Russell
Identified and selected to lead the rescue of the deteriorating Raiders, JaMarcus Russell came to Oakland as the designated franchise quarterback, a million investment and, conceivably, a drug user.
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