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title: Ep.12 - The Harm of the Excise Tax — CertiCraft Learning Centre
description: Dan Sutton, CEO of Tantalus Labs, discusses the challenges, specifically the excise tax, that have impacted his cannabis business.
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# Ep.12 - The Harm of the Excise Tax on Licensed Cannabis Producers

Published


Jun 08 2023

Last Updated

Mar 19 2024

Author


Sami Majadla

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Sami Majadla, CEO of CertiCraft, facilitates discussions with leaders in the legal craft cannabis industry to explore what is going well and what is going not-so-well.

In Episode 12, Dan discusses the challenges, specifically the excise tax, that has impacted his company.

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