North Dakota lawmakers on Friday struggled to estimate the full financial impact of legalizing recreational marijuana, if voters pass a ballot measure on the issue in November.
North Dakota state Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus, right, offers input on the estimated financial impacts of two November ballot measures to Republican North Dakota lawmakers state Rep. Robin Weisz, Sen. Jerry Klein and Rep. Glenn Bosch, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. BISMARCK, N.D.
Lawmakers looked to state Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus, who said the sales tax revenue “does become speculative,” but offered an estimate of $7.281 million every two years based on a 5% sales tax rate. Measure leader Steve Bakken presented his group’s estimates for tax revenue, based on data from six other states extrapolated for North Dakota. He cited annual estimates of $19.46 million as an average and $7.65 million as a low.Ultimately, the panel approved estimates of $10.3 million in revenue, $8.3 million in expenditures and an “undetermined amount” of other costs related to “behavioral health and social impacts.” The revenue estimate includes Kroshus’ number.
Highway Patrol Maj. Tom Iverson said the agency would anticipate requesting the devices because of an expectation that officers would encounter marijuana usage more often on the roadway, if the measure were to pass.
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