Public’s turn to weigh in on sin taxes

The Haines Borough Assembly last week advanced a new tax on tobacco and marijuana products.

The 4-2 vote levies a $2 excise tax on each pack of cigarettes brought or transported into the Haines Borough after Dec. 31, 2017. The ordinance also levies 45 percent of the wholesale price on other tobacco products.

The excise tax ordinance levies $5 per ounce of marijuana grown by local cultivation facilities.

Excise taxes are charged before a product…