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Currently, various tax bases (weight, potency, price) and rates are used. However, the empirical evidence on the impact of tax\u2010related attributes (pre\u2010tax prices, tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] levels, tax bases, and tax rates) and their interactions on consumption is limited. To address this evidence gap, this study utilizes a split\u2010sample volumetric choice experiment to understand the impact of pre\u2010tax prices, tax bases, tax rates, and THC levels on cannabis consumption and THC intake by US adult users. We further estimated the own\u2010 and cross\u2010price elasticities for four cannabis forms (legal flower, illegal flower, edibles, and vaping concentrates). We collected a nationally representative sample of\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a01525 US adults aged 21+ who reported the past 30\u2010day use of recreational cannabis in June and July 2024. Participants were randomized into seeing one of the three different tax bases, and each person answered 9 choice questions where they were given varying combinations of pre\u2010tax prices, tax rates, and THC levels of the four cannabis products. Zero\u2010inflated negative binomial regressions were used to estimate the impacts of varying factors on the cannabis consumption (units and THC) and own\u2010 and cross\u2010price elasticities. The interactions between tax bases and their targeted attributes were explored using a linear model accounting for individual fixed effects. Higher pre\u2010tax prices and tax rates significantly reduce consumption, whereas higher THC levels increase consumption. Compared to a tax rate of 60% of pretax prices or equivalent, an 80% rate does not induce further consumption reduction. The overall price elasticities of cannabis demand range from \u22120.4 to \u22120.5, with form\u2010 or product\u2010specific price elasticities ranging between \u22120.2 and \u22120.4. Illegal and legal flowers are substitutes for each other. Edibles and cartridges are complements for each other. In addition, illegal flowers are substitutes for legal cartridges, and edibles are complements to flowers. While increases in the prices of legal products significantly reduce their consumption, 89% of this reduction may be offset by switching to illegal products. While tax bases do not significantly impact consumption, a potency tax base reduces the consumption of higher potency products, and a price tax base reduces the consumption of higher\u2010priced products. If the illegal market is restricted, policymakers can expect increasing cannabis prices using excise taxes to reduce both unit and THC consumption, while generating tax revenues. However, given the sizable illegal market, a large portion of the consumption reduction due to taxes may be offset by switching to illegal products. Tax rates reduce consumption in addition to base prices. There is room to increase cannabis tax rates to 60% of pretax prices or equivalent to counter the decreasing prices. While tax bases are not effective in reducing overall consumption, they can shift the preference of products with the attributes that they target (e.g.,\u00a0high potency or high price); therefore, they could be a useful tool to shift product choices. 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