kckid2599

kckid2599 t1_iv6p847 wrote

Rec only sadly, due to MA's current requirement that med companies be vertically integrated (aka having their own grow). That rule may change soon.

Their prices are pretty good even with tax though, their focus is mostly on affordable products since they're aware of the economic reality of the neighborhood they're in.

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kckid2599 t1_isya489 wrote

It's not an energy tax.

>With this CPA proposal, the Yes for a Better Worcester is putting forward a 1.5% surcharge on local property tax bills. Each dollar raised in Worcester through the CPA will receive a match from the state’s CPA Trust Fund, disbursed each November by the Department of Revenue.
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>Worcester residents, through Registry fees, are already paying into this statewide CPA Trust Fund. The CPA Trust Fund money is generated by fees charged on documents filed at the Registries of Deeds ($50 and $25 as of December 31, 2019). The November 2021 base match for communities was 39.4% of what they raised at the local level – a new record-high distribution of $79 million to CPA communities.
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>Worcester’s CPA proposal will include the following exemptions:-
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>- First $100,000 of residential property value
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>- First $100,000 of commercial & industrial property value
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>- Low-income individuals & families
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>- Low- to moderate-income seniors
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>https://www.cpaworcester.org/yes-for-a-better-worcester

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