NY legal weed wage board would cause sky

The cost of legal weed is already high in the Empire State, with distributors paying a 9% fee when selling to a retailer, and merchants collecting a combined 13% tax -- 9% to the state, plus 4% for local governments -- on the sale to customers.

• The cost of legal weed is already high in the Empire State, with distributors paying a 9% fee when selling to a retailer, and merchants collecting a combined 13% tax -- 9% to the state, plus 4% for local governments -- on the sale to customers.