Alberta to tax cannabis growers
Cannabis growers in Alberta are about to be hit with higher taxes.
The province is changing the rules, so pot producers are no longer treated like farms, which pay zero in municipal taxes.
Municipal Affairs Minister Kaycee Madu made the announcement Wednesday at the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) convention.
“This change responds directly to the concerns of municipalities, who asked for this distinction in provincial tax regulations. While cannabis is a burgeoning industry, it is important that cannabis-production facilities, which are heavy users of municipal services, pay their share for those services.”
The changes will see cannabis facilities taxed as non-agricultural businesses, providing a new source of revenue for some rural municipalities, where a number of cannabis operations exist.
The taxes won’t apply to greenhouse operations or industrial hemp cultivation and will take effect for the 2020 tax year.
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