San Jose Marijuana Tax, Measure U (November 2010)
A City of San Jose Marijuana Tax, Measure U was on the November 2, 2010 ballot for voters in the City of San Jose in Santa Clara County.[1] It was approved.
Measure U was designed to impose a tax of 10 percent on the gross receipts of marijuana businesses located in San Jose.
As of August 2010, there were an estimated 75 medical marijuana storefront dispensaries in San Jose and no businesses classified as marijuana businesses. The city identified 40 medical dispensaries with sales permits and estimated the gross receipts of those businesses at $1.5 million.
Election results
| Measure U | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 184,305 | 78.33% | ||
| No | 50,992 | 21.67% | ||
These election results are from the Santa Clara County elections division as of November 27, 2010.
Support
San Jose City Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio supported Measure U, saying, "Any source of revenue is a good thing."[2]
Opposition
The Silicon Valley Chapter of Americans for Safe Access opposed Measure U, saying that it is "unfair, unjust, and unacceptable to tax medicine."[3]
David Hodges, founder of the San Jose Cannabis Buyers Collective, said the proposal "would make San Jose the city with the highest medical cannabis tax rate in the state and put undue burden on patients."[4]
The website Vote No U said the tax would raise taxes on medical marijuana to 30 percent.[5]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Measure U: In order to provide funding for essential City services such police, fire, emergency response, street maintenance, pothole repair, parks, libraries and youth and senior programs, shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a tax at a rate of up to 10% of gross receipts on marijuana businesses in San Jose, subject to existing independent financial audits, with all revenue controlled by the City?[6] |
See also
External links
- Everyone, Vote No on Measure U from Vote No on U
- Measure U fact sheet from the City of San Jose
- Official Statement from Silicon Valley ASA
- List of local measures on the November 2, 2010 ballot in Santa Clara County
Footnotes
- ↑ KTVU, "SJ City Council Approves Marijuana Business Tax Measure," August 3, 2010
- ↑ Mercury News, "Calif. cities ask voters to tax pot to ease gaps," October 23, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Silicon Valley Chapter of Americans for Safe Access
- ↑ Mercury News, "Controversy flares over San Jose proposals to tax pot, tighten police and firefighter pay," July 25, 2010
- ↑ VoteNoU, "Vote NO on San Jose Measure U," October 13, 2010
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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