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Benzinga
Benzinga
Business
Nina Zdinjak

California Cannabis Tax Cuts Will Impact Social Programs, Opponents Say MJ Operators Are 'Hiding Behind A Smoke Screen'

California Senator Mike McGuire's tax relief bill intended to get the state's cannabis industry back on its feet was not particularly welcomed by various youth and social justice groups, reported the North Bay Business Journal. 

A letter signed by 152 children’s advocacy groups pointed out that cutting state cannabis taxes will have "an immediate, negative impact on thousands of children living in poverty and children of color across our state.”

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