Business Sense | Taxed like a sin, treated like a crime — still expected to fund public good

Business Sense | Taxed like a sin, treated like a crime — still expected to fund public good

We all want lasting public investment in California — especially in environmental restoration, youth programs, and community safety. Since the passage of Proposition 64, cannabis tax dollars have supported exactly that. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: those programs only survive if the legal cannabis market does. And right now, the state is making that survival even harder. Unless legislation like AB 564 passes, California’s cannabis excise …