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The Legislature also voted to claw back an increase to the cannabis excise tax, which took effect in July and raised the state tax rate paid by consumers to 19%.

"On top of that, captains will be having to deal with customs and excise and paperwork around the cargo and immigration."

In 2022, when the cannabis industry agreed to increase the excise tax, quarterly cannabis sales were at their peak.

Congress could increase the excise tax on vaccines, she said, or pass a law limiting what’s on the injury table.

Experts say that, regardless of the excise tax reprieve and the included grandfather provisions, the clean energy industry will be badly hurt and consumers’ energy prices could rise by eight to 10 percent.