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To: State of Oregon
Withdraw all Cannabis Tax Dollars from Oregon Police
Immediate withdrawal of all cannabis tax dollars from Oregon state and city police departments. In addition, a rigorous audit of all expenses by police departments. This added revenue for the state could help recoup unemployment costs, debt, and create new jobs like paving roads to help our infrastructure.
Why is this important?
The police departments in the state are already more than well-funded. The 15% of cannabis tax revenue (that’s about $109 million of the $725 Million total in 2019) goes to them is simply not needed. This money could go to fund much-needed infrastructure and create jobs for people in need of work (Economists estimate the unemployment rate is truly around 20% since the pandemic undid 10 years of economic growth in two months).