As Colorado lawmakers work to craft rules regulating sales of pot for recreational use, a state audit has raised questions about regulatory oversight of the state’s similar but smaller medical-marijuana industry. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Posts Tagged: Oversight
Colorado Tax Dollars Go Up In Smoke With Weed Oversight Waste
Colorado’s Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division (MMED) failed to pass a state audit it faced earlier this month, as the auditor’s report revealed wasteful spending on purchases including furniture, electronics, and vehicles. Beyond the frivolous spending, the audit also highlighted nineteen consecutive months where MMED’s expenses far exceeded its revenues despite a large influx of public tax… Read more »
GOP committee chair starts in on ‘vigorous oversight’ of Obamacare
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), chair of an oversight subcommittee, has been committed to Obamacare repeal. Since that failed in the last Congress, after nearly three dozen votes, he’s going to try it by as many obnoxious oversight hearings as he can convene. The first one was Tuesday, investigating the tax provisions of the law. Or,… Read more »
Mississippi fixes oversight, formally ratifies 13th Amendment on slavery
Due to a procedural glitch the last time around, the Mississippi government this month formally ratified the 13th Amendment abolishing slavering. Source: FOXNews.com