Jackson County repeals local marijuana tax

Posted by Matt Jordan October 28, 2015

10.25 POT TAX REPEALMedford, Ore. — Jackson County’s tax on medical and recreational marijuana is no more. Commissioners voted today to repeal the ordinance approved by voters earlier this year.

Jackson County commissioner Doug Breidenthal says the repeal was necessary after Governor Kate Brown signed House Bill 3400 which placed it’s own guidelines for taxing marijuana on the state and local level.

Those guidelines overwrote the local tax approved by 63% of Jackson County voters.

Even so, Breidenthal says the short-lived local tax did have an impact.

“Jackson County is the only county in the state that took the time to get ahead of this and put something like this in place, so as a result of the work we did in Jackson County the entire state is receiving a benefit,” said Breidenthal.

House bill 3400 does allow up to a 3% local sales tax, which has to be approved by county voters during the next general election.

A second reading of the repeal is scheduled for November 12th.

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Matt Jordan is the Chief Meteorologist for KOBI-TV NBC5. Matt joined the NBC5 weather team in 2014 after a year as a reporter and anchor in Alexandria, Louisiana. His experience with the severe weather of the Deep South and a love of the Pacific Northwest led him to pursue a certification with Mississippi State University as a Broadcast Meteorologist. You can find Matt working in the evenings of NBC5 News at 5, 6 and 11 as well as online. Matt also has a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon. In addition to being passionate about news and weather, Matt is a BIG Oregon Ducks fan. When not rooting for the Ducks or tracking down the next storm over the Pacific, Matt can be found outdoors in the Oregon wilderness with his wife, his daughter and their dogs Stanley and Gordi.
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