Local governments in Missouri can no longer “stack” marijuana taxes after the state Supreme Court declared the practice unconstitutional on Tuesday.
County governments can’t levy a 3% local tax on cannabis sold in cities and towns that also impose the 3% local tax, the court ruled in a 6-1 decision.
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Missouri legalized adult-use marijuana via a 2022 constitutional amendment.
Brisk sales began the following year and reached $1.3 billion in the program’s first year.
Under state Amendment 14, sales are subject to a 6% state tax plus state sales taxes.
But there is also a 3% local tax, should local governments choose to impose it.
In 2023, cities and counties in areas such as St. Louis both imposed a 3% local tax –
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