How states propose raising money from opioid sales 4 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressState lawmakers across the country have been considering taxing prescription opioids. A look at what they would do:___WHAT WOULD BE TAXEDThe bills propose taxing sales of prescription opioid painkillers, generally at the wholesale level. Bill sponsors say the Delaware bill, using last year’s opioid sales data, would have brought in more than $9 million and that West Virginia’s would bring in $24 million. A federal opioid tax was proposed in 2016.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 28, 2018 13:41 UTC