A 25% federal excise would tax cannabis at triple alcohol’s rate, on a product Washington just called medicine — read Be Careful What You Wish For →
Cannabis excise as % of retail: alcohol ~9%, cannabis today ~15% (median state), cannabis under the Senate CAOA 27.5% (median state, year five), cigarettes ~34%. Source: Tom Adams Research.

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