Kansas City and other Missouri cities want to place an extra sales tax on recreational marijuana

The state of Missouri will allow cities to tack on an additional sales tax to recreational weed. Many local governments appear ready to put the question to voters, and enjoy a new source of revenue.
Missouri cities across the Kansas City region are planning to ask voters to tack on an extra local sales tax for recreational marijuana.

On Tuesday night, city councils in Independence, North Kansas City and Blue Springs all discussed adding a local 3% sales tax to the additional 6% levied by the state. Medical marijuana will continue to be taxed at an additional 4% on top of the regular state sales tax.

All three cities must still approve an ordinance in the next week to put the issue to voters on April 4. The Kansas City Council also plans to vote on a ballot measure this month.

But how the cities will spend that additional revenue is still up in the air.