BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers on Friday struggled to pin down the full financial impact of legalizing recreational marijuana, a factor
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.
North Dakota budgets on a two-year basis. The measure doesn’t set a tax rate. That would be up to the Legislature. Some expenditures drew lawmakers’ scrutiny, such as a one-time $4 million estimated by the state Highway Patrol for oral fluid screening devices to be purchased in the next two-year budget period.
Republican Sen. Kyle Davison called the $4 million “just overkill on the fiscal note.” At one point, Republican Rep. Ben Koppelman said, “It feels like we’re packing this to be negative, and I’m not a proponent of this, but we need to be fair.”
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