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How $1 billion in pot taxes get spent in Washington
Money from legal cannabis sales amounts to about 2% of the state operating budget By Melissa Santos, Crosscut
Share: A poster for Main Street Marijuana is seen here on the dispensaryis wall in Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2020. (Nathan Howard/The Columbian)
This year marks a milestone for the state’s legal pot industry. For the first time since voters approved recreational pot use nine years ago, the state of Washington is expected to collect more than $1 billion in marijuana sales taxes and fees over the course of its next two-year budget cycle.
Obesity in children soars 400% in 10 years
Sunday 28 February 2021
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh, from left, Minister of Youth Development and National Service Fitzgerald Hinds and MP for Port of Spain South, Keith Scotland do squats at the opening of the Healthy Youth TT gym facility at St James Youth Centre on Saturday. PHOTO BY JANELLE DE SOUZA -
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said obesity in children increased 400 per cent between 1999 and 2009.
Speaking at the opening of the Healthy Youth TT programme at the St James Youth Facility on Saturday, he said a survey of BMIs conducted by the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute for the ministry indicated that obesity in children was 2.4 per cent in 1999 and 12.5 per cent in 2009.
BY MELISSA SANTOS / CROSSCUT Originally published Feb. 22, 2021 on Crosscut.com This year marks a milestone for the state’s legal pot industry. For the
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