Pubdate: Fri, 25 May 2018
Source: Sacramento Bee (CA)
Copyright: 2018 The Sacramento Bee
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Author: Sophia Bollag

CALIFORNIA BILL TO SLASH MARIJUANA TAXES SUFFERS SETBACK

Efforts to lower marijuana taxes to help the transition to California's 
new legal market have suffered a setback.

A bill that would have slashed taxes on legal pot for three years to
entice people away from the black market failed to advance out of a
key legislative committee Friday.

Assemblyman Tom Lackey co-authored the bill and said the setback is a
win for the black market. The Los Angeles-area Republican says he
hopes the policy can still be passed this year. He says opponents of
the bill in the Assembly had argued it is too soon to slash the taxes
without further evidence they are driving people to the black market.

Growers and sellers of marijuana in California have complained the
taxes are too high.
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