Is Connecticut In A Cannabis ‘Arms Race’ With Massachusetts?

Taxes on cannabis sales in Connecticut are likely to go down this year as state legislators consider replacing the state’s potency-based excise tax with a flat rate tax. And lawmakers say those lower prices could help the state compete with the market in Massachusetts.

Meanwhile, north of the border, Massachusetts legislators unanimously passed a bill that would double the legal amount of cannabis flower a person can buy at one time to 2 ounces, double the limit in Connecticut.

Lawmakers in Connecticut say they are keenly aware that many cannabis customers cross state borders for their cannabis needs. With cannabis remaining illegal on a federal level, states have created their own regulatory structures that can significantly impact the success of cannabis businesses — and the resulting tax revenue. 

“You could say we’re in an arms race. Truly,” said state Rep. David Rutigliano, R-Trumbull. “Massachusetts has far more outlets, far less taxes. They did things a lot differently than we did here in Connecticut.”

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