Tag: Retail Outlets
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The new year will ring in plastic and paper bag fees for Colorado shoppers
Colorado shoppers will discover big changes in the new year at groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies and other retailers. Beginning Sunday, a new state law will require shoppers to pay a 10-cent fee for every single-use plastic and paper bag they carry out of most retail outlets. The measure, approved by Colorado lawmakers last year, is…
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Denver’s 2020 cannabis tax revenue sees booming increase
The City of Denver collected more than $70 million in sales tax revenue from $715 million in cannabis sales in 2020, a 17% jump from the $60 million collected in 2019, according to the Department of License and Excise. The 204 marijuana stores in Denver, both medical and retail (recreational), notched a 21% increase in…