The Haines Borough Assembly discussed separating marijuana and tobacco excise taxes from one ballot proposition into two, and getting rid of a marijuana excise tax altogether.
The assembly held its first public hearing Tuesday, July 25 on the ordinance that charges an excise tax of $2 per pack of tobacco and $5 per ounce of marijuana to the wholesaler.
Several residents, including those involved in the local marijuana industry, took issue with the single proposition,…
