California

Its two layers of tax, the state taxes and fees, and federal section 230 rules that make most normal taxes non-deductible. Common sense expenses like facility rents. Sec 230 was conjured up to have a method to create a tax bill for an illicit dealer. It allows deducting cost of product but none of the relevant costs that a licenced grower might face. The now governor was backed by corporate players who can afford the long game. The scene came together as a partnership between patients and collective operators who were both tossed aside. This is an example where the government trying to avoid broad taxes using fees and use based taxes are bound to fail.

We need a single nationwide income and property taxes which include investments. These would need exemptions and credits and they would need to be on a progressive scale so Paris Hilton pays a much larger share of income & property as a teacher or nurse.