Publishing Date
Local governments have one additional month to complete UBCM's survey examining costs related to cannabis legalization. Data obtained through this survey will support UBCM's discussions with the provincial government regarding cannabis excise tax revenue sharing with local governments. Completed surveys should be sent to Bhar Sihota, UBCM Policy Analyst, by June 28, 2019.
To ensure responses are provided in a consistent manner, please see the accompanying documents for more information on how to complete the survey:
- Overview of Local Government Tracking Model for Incremental Costs Associated with Cannabis Legalization
- Local Government Guide for Recording Incremental Costs Associated with Cannabis Legalization 2018-2020
- Information regarding cannabis excise tax revenue sharing and advocacy to date is available on UBCM's cannabis regulation webpage.
UBCM, in collaboration with GFOABC, initially released this survey on May 1, 2019.