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King City, California, Marijuana Business Tax, Measure J (November 2016)
| Measure J: King City Marijuana Business Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana tax |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana tax on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California Monterey County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| King City, California |
A marijuana tax measure was on the ballot for King City voters in Monterey County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of imposing an annual tax of $25 per square foot on the first 5,000 square feet and $10 per square foot thereafter on marijuana cultivators, as well as a $5 per square foot tax on nurseries and a $30,000 annual fee for testing and manufacturing facilities. |
| A no vote was a vote against this proposal to impose an annual tax of $25 per square foot on the first 5,000 square feet and $10 per square foot thereafter on marijuana cultivators, as well as a $5 per square foot tax on nurseries and a $30,000 annual fee for testing and manufacturing facilities. |
Election results
| Measure J | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,678 | 79.26% | ||
| No | 439 | 20.74% | ||
- Election results from Monterey County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall a City of King Ordinance be adopted to tax lawful medical and nonmedical marijuana businesses at $25.00 per square foot for the first 5,000 square feet and $10.00 per square foot thereafter for cultivation; not to exceed $5.00 per square foot for nurseries; $30,000.00 each for manufacturing and testing facilities; and may be adjusted annually by CPI; which is estimated to generate $1 million to $2 million annually to fund City of King services with no termination date?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the King City Attorney:
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The City Council of City of King has placed Measure J on the November 8th 2016 ballot to ask the voters to approve an ordinance that would enact a tax on commercial cannabis businesses which may establish in the City of King. If approved by majority of the voters, the tax would apply to both medical and non-medical cannabis businesses, if those are allowed under State and local laws. The passage of the tax would not have any effect on legalization or land use regulations of commercial cannabis activities in the City. The tax would if approved would tax cultivation at a rate of $25.00 per square foot for the first 5000 square feet of canopy and $10.00 per square foot for any additional area. Nurseries would be taxed at $5.00 per square foot for the first 5000 square feet and $2.50 per square foot for any additional area. The tax for both cultivation and nurseries would be paid based on the maximum canopy area under State laws and City regulations, whether or not the grower utilizes the entire area. Manufacturing, testing and any other commercial cannabis activities would be taxed at a flat annual rate of $30,000 per business, payable quarterly. The full amount of the revenue generated by this Measure would go to the City’s general fund and be available to support the full range of municipal services including police and fire departments, streets repair, parks and recreation etc. If approved by majority of voters the tax would initiate once the ordinance establishing the tax is adopted by City Council and becomes effective. The tax will not sunset and is subject to annual CPI adjustments after three years.[2] |
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| —King 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 King City, California.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Monterey County Elections, "Notice of Local Measures," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Monterey County Elections, "Voter Guide," accessed October 24, 2016
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