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Senate committee sends bill to repeal illicit drug tax to Judiciary
Summary
The Senate Taxes Committee voted to recommend passage of Senate File 209, which would repeal the illicit cannabis and controlled-substance tax (chapter 297D) and remove the criminal penalty tied to failure to pay that tax in chapter 609. Witnesses said the tax generates negligible revenue.
Senate File 209, which would repeal Minnesota’s illicit cannabis and controlled-substance tax and remove the criminal penalty for failing to pay it, was recommended for passage and referral to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety by the Senate Taxes Committee on Feb. 19.
At a committee hearing, sponsor Senator Umu Ribeaton explained the bill’s two main elements: removing the criminal penalty in chapter 609 for failing to pay the illicit-substance…
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