Child and Youth Advocates Statewide Held a Virtual Press Conference to Oppose Tax Cuts Proposed by the Cannabis Industry

Child and Youth Advocates Statewide Held a Virtual Press Conference to Oppose Tax Cuts Proposed by the Cannabis Industry

“Like all industries, the cannabis industry wants to have its taxes reduced,” says Dr. Lynn Silver of the Getting it Right from the Start program of the Public Health Institute. “A key factor in Proposition 64’s passage was the promise that new revenues would serve the public good. Now the industry wants do undo that promise to increase its profits.”