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Goleta, California, Measure Z2018, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

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Measure Z2018: Goleta Marijuana Business Tax
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local marijuana tax
Related articles
Local marijuana tax on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California
Santa Barbara County, California ballot measures
City tax on the ballot
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Goleta, California

A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for Goleta voters in Santa Barbara County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at the following initial rates with a cap at 10 percent of sales:
  • 5 percent for retailers;
  • 4 percent for cultivators;
  • 2 percent for manufacturers; and
  • 1 percent for distributors/nurseries.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at the above rates.

Election results

Goleta, California, Measure Z2018, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

10,518 81.95%
No 2,316 18.05%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall an ordinance be adopted establishing a Cannabis Business Tax on gross receipts of cannabis businesses from the sale of cannabis and related products, whether at wholesale or retail, at a rate not to exceed 10%, with initial rates of 5% (retailers), 2% (manufacturers), 4% (cultivators), and 1% (distributors and nurseries) estimated to raise $334,000 to $1,423,000 for unrestricted general revenue purposes such as street repair, parks and police, until ended by voters?[2]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Goleta, California.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. City of Goleta, "2018 Election Information," accessed September 27, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.