Second hearing held on use of proposed marijuana tax

The Hill County Commission held its second public meeting on a proposed 3 percent tax on marijuana products sold in the county, a tax that would need to be approved by voters in the upcoming election.

The meeting mainly revolved around how funds for the tax would be used, because while some have objected to medical and recreational products both being taxed at the same 3 percent, the commission has yet to receive any responses from the public that are against the tax in its entirety.

Even those who opposed legalization appear to support the tax now that the substance is legal, so the commissio...