PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The Colorado Department of Revenue has revealed that the state’s regulated marijuana industry sales have topped $6 billion since sales began in 2014. In addition, taxes generated by the industry grew by nearly 8 percent last year. Last year, regulated marijuana sales in Colorado were nearly $1.55

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Industry Colorado Taxes California 155

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2016

This is proving particularly true for more and more cash-strapped states that have spent years staring at soaring traffic for online retailers but little — if any — increases in the taxes reaped from this digital, transcontinental economy. proper to occupy much of the conversation. And South Dakota, for one, has had enough.

South Dakota 100

South Dakota Taxes Online North Dakota 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana. Recreational marijuana may be legal now, but many FIs remain reluctant to conduct business with marijuana retailers, due to the industry’s controversial nature.

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Colorado Massachusetts US Industry 126

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Bext360 is a fair-trade coffee supplier for retail coffeehouses that uses social commerce to give back to communities from where the coffee is sourced. After all, meeting fair-trade regulations and standards is all about making sure that the right hands get rightfully paid for their work.

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blockchain Denver San Francisco Community 109

CB Insights

APRIL 29, 2019

Retail Jedi. At the now defunct Convergys Corporation, new sales employees pitching the company’s customer management software were known as retail Jedis. Tax Wrangler. The Hamilton Journal-News reported in 2015 that the Colorado-based StarTek Inc. Her new moniker: browser boss. It’s holistic.”. Brand Warrior.

Innovation 78

Innovation Software Taxes Google 78

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. billion in taxes from legal cannabis companies last year, an amount of money that is undoubtedly a sizzle for the federal coffers.

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Taxes Payments District of Columbia Alabama 177

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Heavy-handed regulators. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Monty Python “I’m Not Dead … Yet” Award – Goes to physical retail.

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Conference Industry Community Bank Community 101