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Struthers council hears township leader urge opposition to state reallocation of marijuana tax revenue
Summary
Rob Santos, president of the Mahoning County Township Association, asked Struthers City Council to back a resolution opposing Senate Bill 56 and Gov. DeWine’s proposed budget changes that would redirect local shares of recreational marijuana tax revenue to the state.
Struthers City Council discussed a proposed resolution opposing a state-level redirection of recreational marijuana tax revenue under Senate Bill 56 and Gov. Mike DeWine’s executive budget, with Rob Santos, an Austintown Township trustee and president of the Mahoning County Township Association, urging local officials to make noise with legislators.
Santos told the council that voters were promised a share of the tax revenue after the 2023 legalization of recreational marijuana. He said the ballot language and implementation plans anticipated a local “host community” share—roughly 36 percent of the “local portion” of the excise tax—and that Senate Bill 56 and the governor’s budget would instead increase the state tax rate and keep more of the proceeds at the state level. "The…
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