Washington’s full Senate has voted overwhelmingly to pass legislation that could lead to future changes in the state’s marijuana excise tax.
Washington tied Colorado as the first state to legalize marijuana in 2012. Since then, 22 other states have done the same, but none have established a higher marijuana excise tax than Washington’s 37%.
Now, legislation filed by Senator Karen Keiser with three Democrat cosponsors seeks to have the state considering modifying its marijuana excise tax to take THC concentrations into consideration. Senate Bill 6271 was passed by the Senate 44 to 5, moving it to the House of Representatives.
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