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Board advances 10-year suspension of San Francisco cannabis business tax after heated debate
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to suspend the city
President Mandelmann brought forward an ordinance to delay collection of the city cannabis business tax, asking the board to push implementation back 10 years to give legal retailers more time to compete with an active illicit market. The board debated the measure for over an hour and ultimately passed the ordinance on first reading.
Why it matters: Sponsors said the long deferral aims to protect licensed small businesses and reduce incentives for customers to buy from untaxed street dealers; opponents said suspending the tax now would worsen a projected budget shortfall.
What supporters said President Mandelmann, author of the deferral, framed the…
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