Flowchart illustrating cannabis tax collection for a manufactured product. Progression: Cultivator, First Distributor, Manufacturer, Last Distributor, and Retailer—all linked by arrows and dollar bills. NORML logo at the bottom shows taxes from cultivators and retailers feeding into CDFA. CA Norml

Cal NORML Opposes Cannabis Cultivation Tax Hike

November 22, 2021 – The California Dept. of Taxation and Fee Administration has ruled that the cultivation tax on legal cannabis be raised from $9.65 to $10.08 per dry-weight ounce of flower, from $2.87 to $3 for leaf, and from $1.35 to $1.41 for fresh material starting on January 1, 2022.

California Should Be Reducing, Not Increasing Cannabis Taxes

Cal NORML denounced the tax hike as wrong-headed and untimely. “The legal industry is already so burdened by excessive taxes and regulation that it cannot compete with unlicensed marketers,” says California NORML Director Dale Gieringer.…