California pot industry gets worst possible
tax news
Posted By: NorthernDog, 5/2/2025 2:07:15 PM
California's beleaguered pot industry was given another piece of bad news Thursday afternoon: The state cannabis tax rate will increase from 15% to 19% on July 1, the highest allowed by state law. The 26% change, devised by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is ironically being made precisely because the state's legal industry is floundering while the illicit market thrives. (Snip) Jerred Kiloh, the president of the United Cannabis Business Association, said the tax increase will only make it harder for legal stores to offer cannabis at a price point that competes with illegal stores. "More businesses will close sooner as the
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The black market pot sellers will be delighted.