A Missouri lawsuit challenging double taxation by local and county municipalities on marijuana sales will be heard by the state Supreme Court.
Robust Missouri Dispensary 3 is asking the high court to uphold a lower court ruling that St. Louis and St. Charles counties overstepped their authority by collecting an additional 3% marijuana sales tax in cities that had already enacted that same levy, according to Law360.
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A parallel lawsuit filed in November 2023 by Vertical Enterprise, headquartered in Buchanan County, argued the 3% county tax can be applied only in unincorporated areas where a 3% municipal tax doesn’t apply and marijuana buyers can’t be charged for both.
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Both lawsuits contend the added 3%
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