2nd Missouri Judge Rules Counties Can Stack Taxes at Marijuana Dispensaries
A Buchanan County judge has determined that the 3% local tax can be imposed on the same retail location by both cities and counties. photo/Rebecca Rivas/missouriindependent
May 30, 2024— Buchanan County can collect a special marijuana sales tax on dispensaries within St. Joseph city limits, a judge ruled Wednesday in the second decision granting counties the right to stack taxes on top of city levies.
Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg wrote in his two-page ruling that provisions in the recreational marijuana constitutional amendment passed in 2022 do not limit the taxing p…
