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Fireworks buyers are charged a 2% sales tax, plus an additional 2% tax. This policy was approved by the voters of
Houston in 2010, and was made permanent by the City Council. The additional tax was meant to “promote increased public safety”, and all the tax take goes to the fire department.
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Houston, Virgie Thompson, believed that cannabis excise and sales taxes could cover expenses for a new city police force.
624:, there were 1,975 people and 726 households. The population density was 82.5 inhabitants per square mile (31.9/km). There were 581 housing units at an average density of 25.9 per square mile (10.0/km). The racial makeup of the city was 80.4%
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1352:"Here's how many cannabis plants Alaskans can now legally possess at home"
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1378:"Struggling to get by, Houston declares itself open for cannabusiness"
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