City Councilor Nichole Rogers. (Roberto E. Rosales / City Desk ABQ) A councilor who represents some of the most impoverished areas of the city wants to use recreational-use cannabis tax revenue to implement a basic income program for her constituents.
Councilor Nichole Rogers who represents the International District said she wants to use revenue from the Albuquerque Marijuana Equity and Community Reinvestment Fund for a Guaranteed Basic Income pilot program.
“[Cannabis tax revenue] is a stream of revenue that will always be there,” she said.Guaranteed basic income is essentially a monthly stipend given to a specific community that usually lasts a […]
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