Justin Trudeau Outlines Excise Tax for Legal Pot to Surprised Premiers

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has plans to levy a federal excise tax on all recreational cannabis the moment it becomes legal in July next year. Half of the revenues generated by it will go to the different provinces and territories throughout Canada, and the other half to fund various government and community programs. Gonzales Marijuana Delivery Trudeau put this federal proposal to premiers on Wednesday, during a meeting of first ministers in Ottawa. Under Trudeau’s plan, every gram of recreational pot in the country will be subject to a…

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