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Goleta, California, Measure Z2018, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)
| Measure Z2018: Goleta Marijuana Business Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| 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 |
| See also |
| 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:
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| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at the above rates. |
Election results
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Goleta Measure Z2018 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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10,518 | 81.95% | ||
| No | 2,316 | 18.05% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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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] |
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Goleta, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Goleta, "2018 Election Information," accessed September 27, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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