Estimates from proposed marijuana tax could bring City of Eugene $200k to $600k

Cameron Walker | September 14th 2016

If you were going to make a few hundred-thousand dollars more next year, what would you spend it on? It’s a question that Eugene city councilors are asking themselves.

If voters approve it, the City of Eugene will collect a 3% tax on retail recreational marijuana sales. Estimates from city staff say it could bring in anywhere from two to six-hundred thousand dollars.

At a work session Wednesday, the Council discussed where that money might go, and whether they should even be deciding it at this point.

Estimates from proposed marijuana tax could bring City of Eugene $200k to $600k