Wilmington City Council unanimously passed a resolution urging the Delaware General Assembly to authorize a local excise tax of up to 3% on recreational marijuana sales.(Photo by Elsa Olofsson)

Wilmington seeks authority to add 3% local tax on marijuana sales

Claudia EstradaGovernment, Business, Delaware State Government, Economy, Government & Politics, Headlines, Marijuana

WILMINGTON — Building on its recent vote to regulate where marijuana businesses can operate in the city, Wilmington City Council unanimously passed a resolution urging the Delaware General Assembly to authorize a local excise tax of up to 3% on recreational marijuana sales. The move follows Council’s earlier passage of Ordinance 25-013, which amended Chapter 48 of the City Code …

The resolution calls on state legislators to allow the county to impose a local tax of up to 5% on retail marijuana purchases.(Photo by kampus @pexels)

NCC Finance Committee proposes local tax on recreational marijuana

Claudia EstradaGovernment, Economy, Government & Politics, Headlines, Marijuana

The New Castle County Council Finance Committee is asking the Delaware General Assembly to authorize a local tax on recreational marijuana sales, citing the need to support public safety and community workforce programs. In a discussion during Tuesday’s finance committee meeting, councilmembers reviewed Resolution 25-070, which calls on state legislators to allow the county to impose a local tax of …