Thursday, May 6, 2021

Entrepreneurs and Regulations: Removing State and Local Barriers to New Businesses

The NCSL shows Florida having CON laws, but the state passed a reform in 2019 to phase them out.

South Dakotans approved legalization at the ballot box in November 2020, but state officials are opposing the results and the issue now sits before the state's supreme court.

151 In addition to the Cato and Pacific Legal studies mentioned here, the Mercatus Center calculates regulatory restrictions by state at their QuantGov website.

The SBE Council publishes a small business index that includes dozens of tax and regulatory variables by state.

The writer appears to believe that costly licenses mean that the state will get only classy establishments, which in his mind is a good thing.

314 Data on cannabis are from various websites and news sources, including Michael Hartman, "Cannabis Overview: Legalization," National Conference of State Legislatures, March 31, 2021, www.

South Dakotans approved marijuana legalization at the ballot box in November 2020, but state officials are opposing the results, and the issue now sits before the state's supreme court.

https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/entrepreneurs-regulations-removing-state-local-barriers-new-businesses 

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