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by topshelfdata 9y ago
Excise taxes in Washington state on weed are 37%, much higher than the ~20% you suggest for CA. https://lcb.wa.gov/mj2015/faqs-on-taxes https://dor.wa.gov/find-taxes-rates/taxes-due-marijuana
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by topshelfdata 9y ago
Hi folks, I'm one of the founders of https://www.topshelfdata.com , the site that provided most of the data used in the article. Let me know if you have any questions related to the data that I can answer (it may take a few
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by topshelfdata 10y ago
The idea that the Federal government may crack down is certainly unsettling. Even without the detailed traceability public records data being available, the cat is already out of the bag. For instance, by entering a highly regulated industr
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by topshelfdata 10y ago
Thanks for the questions. My apologies for the slow response, HN is throttling my comments. Here we go: 1. I'm no lawyer, but we did confirm with the state public records office that we can charge for this -- so yes, selling this data
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by topshelfdata 10y ago
Traceability exists in all states where it is legal, so other states do collect this level of data. However, Washington is the only state with an incredibly transparent public records law that makes this data available to the public. Given
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by topshelfdata 10y ago
Yes, that is correct. What we have is a subset of what the state makes available as a public record. The state has this data, and much more already.
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by topshelfdata 10y ago
We debated this one quite a bit, and ultimately went with a free tier instead of free trial because: (a) it gives us public free content that can be used for SEO, and (b) reduces the barrier for trial and sign up. Finally, the free tier is
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by topshelfdata 10y ago
Hi folks, I'm one of the founders. Happy to answer any questions. A few tidbits: * The data comes from WA public records. Can you believe that every single plant, harvest, and retail transaction is not only stored (that's a law ca
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Show HN: Detailed data on every cannabis retailer and producer in Washington(topshelfdata.com)
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