By Dale Denwalt / USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

Summary:

– Two Oklahoma residents claim the 7% excise tax on medical marijuana is unconstitutional.

– Lawsuit seeks class-action reimbursement for patients who have paid the tax.

– State has collected $337 million in excise tax since 2018; court response due Oct. 15.

Two Oklahoma residents are claiming that the 7% marijuana tax is illegal, and they want every patient who’s paid it to be reimbursed.

Adrian Keith Johnson and Tracy Neeley filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma County against the Oklahoma Tax Commission and state treasurer. The lawsuit claims that the 7% excise tax on all medical marijuana sales is unconstitutional based on Oklahoma ‘s strict rules about creating new taxes .

They also suggest a fix —

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