(A) A tax is hereby imposed upon all persons engaged in the business of selling cannabis, other than cannabis purchased under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, at retail in the City of Mt. Vernon, Illinois at the rate of 3% of the gross receipts from the sales of such cannabis made in the course of that business.
(B) The imposition of this tax is in accordance with the provisions of 65 ILCS 5/8-11-23.
(Prior Code, Art. 35, § 1) (Ord. 2023-14, passed 3-20-2023)