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Committee introduces resolution urging state to allow city a 3% local excise tax on retail marijuana sales
Summary
Council Member Christopher Johnson introduced a resolution asking the Delaware General Assembly to permit municipalities to impose a local excise tax of up to 3% on retail marijuana sales; committee discussion endorsed the proposal and several council members asked to be added as co‑sponsors. The committee did not take a vote and the measure will
Council Member Christopher Johnson introduced a resolution urging the Delaware General Assembly to amend Title 2, Chapter 9 of the Delaware Code so municipalities could impose a local excise tax of up to 3% on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products by retail stores inside city limits.
Johnson said the measure would allow Wilmington to capture local revenue from what he called a “billion dollar industry” rather than rely only on the state’s…
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