Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06551 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/23/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6551
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1394
 *01394*
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6551 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1394

*01394*

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING 

Introduced by:

REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.

AN ACT IMPOSING A TAX ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to impose a six per cent tax on medical marijuana at the dispensary level, the revenue from such tax to be used for drug abuse treatment programs.

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide funding for drug abuse treatment programs by imposing a six per cent tax on medical marijuana.