Benicia, California, Measure E, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)
| Measure E: Benicia Marijuana Business Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
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 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana tax |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Solano County, California ballot measures local business tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Benicia, California |
A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for Benicia voters in Solano County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing the city to impose a tax of up to $10 per square foot for marijuana nurseries and 6 percent of gross receipts for other marijuana businesses. |
| A no vote was a vote against allowing the city to impose a tax of up to $10 per square foot for marijuana nurseries and 6 percent of gross receipts for other marijuana businesses. |
Election results
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Benicia Measure E |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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10,125 | 76.29% | ||
| No | 3,147 | 23.71% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the measure establishing a City of Benicia cannabis business tax at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for commercial cannabis cultivation (adjustable for inflation) and 6% of gross receipts for all other cannabis businesses, and estimated to generate approximately $1.46 million annually in tax revenue until ended by voters, to be spent for unrestricted general revenue purposes, including police, fire and emergency services, parks, recreation, and street maintenance, be adopted?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Benicia City Attorney:
| “ | If adopted by the voters. Measure E would establish a cannabis business tax by
a new Chapter 3.33 to Title 3 of Benicia's Municipal Code entitled "Cannabis Business Tax." The measure would authorize the levy of an annual business tax on commercial cannabis cultivation within the City at maximum rates that do not exceed ten dollars ($10) Square canopy foot Of cannabis cultivation area fraction thereof This maximum rate would be subject to increases for inflation based on a consumer price index maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The tax on commercial cultivation would not apply to cannabis privately for personal use. All other cannabis businesses would be subject to a business tax at a rate not to exceed six percent (6%) of the gross receipts of each cannabis business. Cannabis businesses are defined broadly to include all persons and businesses that cultivate, possess, manufacture, process, store, test, label, transport, distribute, deliver, or sell cannabis products for commercial purposes and that require a state issued license for operation. The proposed Cannabis Business Tax is a general tax. The revenues from the tax, therefore, would be placed in the City's general fund and used for unrestricted general purposes but not to, police, fire, parks, and other community services. The City finance director would have the responsibility of collecting and enforcing the tax. The measure also authorize the City Council to tax amounts by a majority vote of the total membership of the City Council In order for the Cannabis Business Tax to be approved, the voters must adopt Measure E by a majority (greater than fifty (50%)) Vote. A 'yes' vote is a vote to adopt the Cannabis Business Tax. A 'no' vote is a vote against adopting the Cannabis Business Tax and there be no excise tax imposed on commercial cannabis activities of cannabis businesses. [2] |
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| —Benicia City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Benicia, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Solano County, "General Election Measures 2018," accessed October 4, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Benicia, "City Attorney Impartial Analysis of Measure E," accessed October 4, 2018
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