SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

Re:SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete wit... by Thorrez on Monday December 06, 2021 @01:09AM (#29456715)

Will the action the article describes, removing the 1%-5% tax, help much? It sounds like the other price advantages of illegal businesses will remain. Maybe removing this tax will reduce some paperwork?

The illegal businesses are probably still evading personal income tax, payroll tax, corporate income tax, sales tax. In addition to the pesticide stuff you mention.

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Re:SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete wit... by oceanghost on Monday December 06, 2021 @01:16AM (#29456745)

I cannot speak from any position of authority-- but I don't think even 5% would be a major reduction in price-- but its likely the only thing the city of SF can alter. My feeling is illegal weed is at least half the price of the legal stuff.

The rest is state regulations. The laws are as onerous as having to tag and register each plant, what happened to it, their weight at harvest, and sometimes genetic testing of those plants.

The idea is to create a paper trail such that illegally grown weed can't be laundered into being legal-- but my god is it a MESS.

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