California Lawmakers Approve Bill To Prevent ‘Double Taxation’ Of Marijuana By Local Governments
California NORML is encouraging Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to sign the measure
California lawmakers have given final approval a bill to prevent what advocates call the “double taxation” of marijuana by restricting the ability of local governments to calculate their cannabis levies after state taxes are already applied. The legislation’s sponsor says if the proposal is signed into law it will end what he calls the “collection of a tax on a tax.”
On Thursday, the Assembly unanimously passed the legislation from Sen. Steven Bradford (D) in a 75-0 vote. It would make it so state taxes that marijuana businesses pay wouldn’t be included in the calculus of how localities determine their own local cannabis taxes.
California NORML is encouraging Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to sign the measure, arguing that marijuana is “already heavily overtaxed relative to comparable goods in California.”
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