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May 12, 2023 • Vol. 4, Issue 19
Silver Dollar City named No. 1 Theme Park in the Country
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ilver Dollar City is named No. 1 Theme Park in America by USA TODAY’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice
Awards, following four weeks of voting by loyal fans of the 1880s theme park. In total, Silver Dollar City Attractions is awarded three amusement-related awards in this nationwide poll of USA TODAY readers. Two
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Three percent sales tax on recreational marijuana sales proposed for public safety
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By GARY J. GROMAN, Independent Journalist A 3% retail sales tax on the sale of recreational marijuana is on its way for Branson voters for consideration. At the May 9, 2023, Branson Board of Aldermen (BOA) meeting, Joe Lauber, Lauber Municipal Law LLC, gave a staff report submitting a 3% retail sales tax on the sale of recreational marijuana to Branson voters.
On November 8, 2022, Missouri voters approved Constitutional Amendment 3, making substantial changes in state law relating to marijuana. Amendment 3 authorizes municipalities to impose a 3% tax on legal recreational marijuana sold within their city limits. This 3% tax is in addition to state and local county taxes on retail sales and the 6% marijuana sales tax charged by the state of Missouri.
Lauder said that for the tax to take effect, it must receive approval from the voters in the City of Branson. The proposed ordinance places a 3% tax on recreational marijuana sales within the City. The revenues produced by the tax would go to the City’s General Fund and must be spent on public safety needs. After hearing the staff report, receiving public comments on the
proposed tax, and publicly discussing it among themselves, the BOA voted 6-0 to put the measure on the ballot for the General Municipal Election on August 8, 2023. The ballot asks the voters to vote “Yes” or “No” on the following question. “Shall the City of Branson, Missouri, impose a sales tax of three percent (3%) on all retail sales of adult-use marijuana SEE MARIJUANA TAX, PAGE 29