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Lebanon City Council adopts resolution opposing state bill that would redirect cannabis tax revenue
Summary
The council approved a resolution urging the state not to redirect funds from the host community cannabis fund to the general fund, citing lost local revenue that the city had budgeted to help support services.
Lebanon City Council adopted a resolution opposing provisions in Senate Bill 56 and any legislation that would redirect host-community cannabis tax revenue to Ohio’s general fund, council members voted during the meeting.
The resolution, read aloud by city staff, cites Ohio Revised Code Section 3780.23 and says 36% of the adult-use cannabis tax was intended for the host community cannabis fund to benefit municipalities or townships with dispensaries. City staff told council the city expects the local portion to be “significant” and said the revenue was included in the current budget as a rough estimate…
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