Tobacco and marijuana taxes will take effect Jan. 1, 2018 after the assembly voted to approve the excise taxes Tuesday.
The assembly voted 4-2 to charge a $2 per pack excise tax on cigarettes and 45 percent of the wholesale price of other tobacco products.
The assembly pushed the tax to a fourth public hearing after retailer Mike Ward objected to the tax last month. Ward attended Tuesday’s meeting and said a $2 excise tax…
