Producers want the Liberal government to eliminate a 2.3 per cent regulatory fee which alcohol and tobacco industries don\u0027t have to pay.
George Smitherman, president of the Cannabis Council and former deputy premier of Ontario, pointed to the Canopy Growth cuts and the layoffs announced Tuesday by SNDL of 85 people in Olds, Alta., as the “consequences of an administration of fees and taxes, which makes our industry largely unsustainable.”
Smitherman said the federal budget is a chance “to send a message about its commitment to the sustainability of our sector.” The federal government would need to work with provinces and territories to reform the excise tax, but could eliminate the regulatory fee on its own, he said.Article content But four years after cannabis was legalized, the illegal market is still thriving in Canada. The current rules make it very difficult for legacy producers to move into the legal market, the National Post reported in October. Smitherman told reporters that at this point, “we’ve only captured about half of all of the cannabis marketplace in Canada in the legal realm.”Article content
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