Jurupa Valley, California, Measure U, Marijuana Business Regulation Changes and Tax Increase (November 2020)

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Jurupa Valley Measure U
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Election date
November 3, 2020
Topic
Local marijuana and Local marijuana tax
Status
Defeatedd Defeated
Type
Referral		Origin
Lawmakers

Jurupa Valley Measure U was on the ballot as a referral in Jurupa Valley on November 3, 2020. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported replacing existing regulations on marijuana businesses and increasing taxes on marjuana businesses in the following ways:

  • require conditional use permits and annual regulatory permits for all marijuana businesses;
  • permit onemarijuana retail business per 12,000 in population, which would amount to nine instead of the existing seven;
  • use a lottery system to select licenses;
  • require businesses to be at least 1,000 feet from schools, day care and youth centers, churches, or parks;
  • require minimum parking spaces and additional opertional requirements for marijuana businesses concerning signage, order, hours of operation, marijuana consumption, and security; and
  • impose gross receipts taxes at 6% for retailers, 2% for distributors, 2.5% fr manufacturing, and 1% for testing laboratories and a tax on indoor cultivation businesses at a rate of $10 per square foot.

A "no" vote opposed this measure changing regulations and increasing taxes on marijuana businesses, thereby leaving the existing taxes and regulations in place


A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure U.

Election results

Jurupa Valley Measure U

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 16,670 48.52%

Defeated No

17,690 51.48%
Results are officially certified.
Source



Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure U was as follows:

“

Shall Ordinance 2020-XX be adopted to: (1) impose permits and regulations on operations of cannabis businesses to reduce public nuisances and separate from sensitive uses; (2) increase the number of cannabis retailers from seven to nine (1/12,000 population); and (3) increase City cannabis tax (not to exceed gross receipts of 6% retailers, 2% distributors, 2.5% manufacturing, 1% testing, and $10/square foot cultivation) for estimated $1,681,383 annually for general municipal services until ended by voters?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


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 body of Jurupa Valley.


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