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Senate panel advances bill to repeal illicit drug tax
Summary
The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee voted to recommend passage of Senate File 209 to repeal the illicit cannabis and controlled substance tax and remove related criminal penalties, sending the measure to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee.
Senate File 209, which would repeal Minnesota’s illicit cannabis and controlled substance tax and remove the criminal penalty for failing to pay that tax, was recommended for passage and referral to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee by the Senate Taxes Committee on Feb. 19.
The bill’s author, identified in the hearing as Senator Verbaten, told the committee the measure removes the tax codified in chapter 297D and the related penalty reference…
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