From San Diego Americans for Safe Access
Dear Esteemed Members of the City Council,
As the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access, a national non-profit dedicated to advancing safe access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research, we are writing to express our strong opposition to the proposed increase in San Diego’s cannabis business tax.
Within the City of San Diego, consumers already pay over 30% in taxes at the final point of sale—including an 8% cannabis business tax, a 15% cannabis excise tax, and a 7.75% sales tax. In addition, the cannabis excise tax is currently set to increase another four percentage points this summer. If both tax increases are adopted, San Diego consumers could soon be required to pay up to 6 percentage points more for legally acquired cannabis products—almost 40% in total taxes. This increase will impact all cannabis consumers but will place a particular strain on both patients and small and mid-sized cannabis businesses, threatening equity in access and cannabis business ownership while undermining public health goals and sustainable revenue generation.
From San Diego Americans for Safe Access
Dear Esteemed Members of the City Council,
As the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access, a national non-profit dedicated to advancing safe access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research, we are writing to express our strong opposition to the proposed increase in San Diego’s cannabis business tax.
Within the City of San Diego, consumers already pay over 30% in taxes at the final point of sale—including an 8% cannabis business tax, a 15% cannabis excise tax, and a 7.75% sales tax. In addition, the cannabis excise tax is currently set to increase another four percentage points this summer. If both tax increases are adopted, San Diego consumers could soon be required to pay up to 6 percentage points more for legally acquired cannabis products—almost 40% in total taxes. This increase will impact all cannabis consumers but will place a particular strain on both patients and small and mid-sized cannabis businesses, threatening equity in access and cannabis business ownership while undermining public health goals and sustainable revenue generation.