City of Richmond Marijuana Tax, Measure V (November 2010)
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A City of Richmond Marijuana, Measure V ballot proposition was on the November 2, 2010 ballot for voters in the City of Richmond in Contra Costa County.[1] It was approved.
Measure V levied a 5 percent tax on gross sales receipts of marijuana. Richmond had several medical marijuana dispensaries and had acted to cap the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city at 3. The tax was designed to apply to the products sold by those dispensaries.[2]
A simple majority vote was required for approval.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 18,050 | 78.38% | ||
| No | 4,980 | 21.62% | ||
- These final, certified results are from the Contra Costa County elections office.
Support
The Green Remedy Collective, a marijuana dispensary located near Hilltop Mall in Richmond, supported Measure V. Darrin Parle, director of the Green Remedy Collective, said, "Medicinal cannabis is legal in California and many other cities are now taxing and regulating it. It's time that Richmond begins to benefit from the taxation opportunities of medical cannabis."[3]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Measure V: Shall an ordinance be adopted to amend the Richmond Business License Tax to provide that every person engaged in a marijuana business pay a general business license tax of five percent (5%) of its gross receipts?[4] |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Contra Costa Times, "Richmond limits number of pot clubs to three, puts tax measure on November ballot," July 28, 2010
- ↑ Mercury News, "Calif. cities ask voters to tax pot to ease gaps," October 23, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Mercury News, "Richmond voters will decide on tax for pot clubs," 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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