General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 6551

 

January Session, 2017

 

LCO No. 1394

 

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Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.

 

AN ACT IMPOSING A TAX ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to impose a six per cent tax on medical marijuana at the dispensary level, the revenue from such tax to be used for drug abuse treatment programs.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide funding for drug abuse treatment programs by imposing a six per cent tax on medical marijuana.