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House panel hears bill to repeal Minnesotatax on illegal drug sales stamps
Summary
A bill to repeal a rarely used statute that requires purchase of stamps for illegal controlled substances drew bipartisan attention in the House Tax Committee, where supporters said the tax generated little revenue and critics said prosecutors still sometimes use the law as an augmentation to criminal charges.
The Minnesota House Tax Committee on Jan. 24 heard testimony on House File 308, a bill that would repeal a state law requiring sellers of illegal controlled substances to purchase tax stamps from the Department of Revenue.
Representative Jess Hansen, the billsponsor, told the committee the statute has produced almost no revenue since it was enacted in 1986 and that prosecutors and the Department of Revenue rarely use it. "Cannabis taxes are now addressed in 295.81," Hansen said, and the current statute expects sellers of illegal drugs…
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