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SkinDrone t1_j607lpk wrote

Trust me, it's not the House. These bills pass the House, it's the Senate and the Governor blocking this.

They want to tie it into the alcohol monopoly and have the State controlling cannabis too. But advocates like me are trying to open the state to private business and use tax revenues to help pay for education which in turn would lower property tax obligations.

The fight is with the Senate and Sununu. They need to stop sucking off the Police Chiefs Union and stop trying to restrict free enterprise in an emerging market.

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aobizzy t1_j60c84f wrote

Tax revenues from what?

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wRIPPERw_ t1_j60dhow wrote

From recreational sales. Maine charges a 10% tax on marijuana sales and I'm sick of giving them my money lol

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aobizzy t1_j60gqve wrote

NH doesn't have a sales tax, unless they treat this differently.

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wRIPPERw_ t1_j60h5q0 wrote

They likely would. Oregon is one of our sales-tax-free brethren, but they tax weed sales at 17%.

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TheCowIsOkay t1_j6104iv wrote

It'll just be baked (haha!) into the price like they do with liquor.

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RoadAdventures t1_j63twdy wrote

HB639 would tax cannabis sales at the Rooms and Meals tax rate - currently 8.5%.

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Maldonian t1_j60i8di wrote

I don’t know much about your advocacy, and I wish you good luck, but just a thought/comment.

It seems that every time there’s a new tax that comes with a promise of reducing other taxes, the reduction never materializes.

If the proposed tax (marijuana sales in this instance) comes with a promise that it’ll reduce property taxes, that should be actually written into the law. Otherwise, I fear that the property taxes might stay the same, and the schools will just take the extra marijuana tax money too.

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RoadAdventures t1_j63ts1o wrote

Agreed - HB639 is allowing private stores to sell it, and it taxes it at the meals and rooms tax rate.

https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=532&inflect=2

It is highly likely to pass the House this year (the sponsors are top leadership from both sides of the aisle).

As always, it's the Senate that is the stumbling block - I do not believe that Gov. Sununu would veto this legislation if it gets to their desk.

And if he vetoes it, I would love to see the outcome of the veto override voting.

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