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Councilman Starr backs ordinance sending half of marijuana tax revenue to neighborhood equity fund
Summary
Councilman Starr urged adoption of Ordinance 4 60 20 26 to allocate 50% of new adult-use cannabis tax revenue to a neighborhood equity fund, saying the measure would distribute funds equally across Cleveland’s 15 wards and require reporting and council review; council moved related legislation forward by recorded vote.
Councilman Starr urged colleagues to support Ordinance 4 60 20 26, which would allocate 50% of the city’s adult-use marijuana tax receipts to Cleveland City Council for distribution through a Neighborhood Equity Fund.
“Fifty percent remains with administration, 50% comes to council,” Councilman Starr said, framing the measure as a way to ensure neighborhoods receive the benefits of legalization. He told the…
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