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Posted on February 24, 2022 Our friends at Harris Bricken take a look at California's newest take on taxation I've written a couple of times about the ongoing struggle that is the California cannabis tax situation, and I was recently on a great panel about the future of cannabis taxes in the country. California cannabis taxes are some of the highest in the U.S.. The situation seems to be, thankfully, evolving for the better though with the advent of SB 1074. CURRENT CALIFORNIA CANNABIS TAXES Pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MAUCRSA"), since January 2018, California cannabis taxes came into effect. MAUCRSA mandates that a "cultivation tax" be applied on all "harvested cannabis that enters the commercial market upon all cultivators." This is in addition to a 15% excise tax that applies to all retail sales. Specifically, back in 2018:(1) The tax for cannabis flowers [was] nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) per dry-weight ounce.(2) The tax for cannabis leaves [was] two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) per dry-weight ounce. Cultivation taxes on "fresh cannabis plant" by weight also got added along the way. Further, a mandatory mark-up is imposed depending on whether sales of cannabis are at an arm's length or not.  The mark-up rate is determined by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ("CDTFA") on a biannual basis in six-month interval, and the current mark-up is 80%. CALIFORNIA CANNABIS INFLATION CDTFA is allowed to adjust cultivation tax rates annually for cannabis leaves to reflect fluctuations in flower prices. However, as of January 1, 2020, on an annual basis, the CDTFA must also adjust the tax rates for inflation. As of 2022, cultivation tax rates increased to $10.08 per dry weight ounce of flower; $3.00 per dry weight ounce of leaves; and $1.41 per ounce of fresh cannabis…

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Source : Harris Bricken: SB 1074: California Cannabis Taxes Overhaul

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