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Lompoc, California, Measure D2018, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

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Measure D2018: Lompoc 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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Lompoc, California

A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for Lompoc 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 tax marijuana businesses at the following rates:
  • $0.06 per $1 of non-medical retail sales proceeds;
  • $0.01 per $1 of cultivation proceeds;
  • $15,000 for net income less than $2 million of manufacturing/distribution proceeds;
  • $30,000 for net income $2 million or more of manufacturing/distribution proceeds;
  • a total aggregate tax of $0.06 per $1.00 of microbusiness proceeds; and
  • no tax on testing.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at the above rates.

Election results

Lompoc, California, Measure D2018, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

7,884 75.32%
No 2,584 24.68%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall a measure imposing a CANNABIS TAX of six cents per $1.00 of non-medical retail sales proceeds, one cent per $1.00 of cultivation proceeds, flat $15,000 for net income less than $2 Million and $30,000 for net income of $2 Million and more of manufacturing/distribution proceeds, a total aggregate tax of six cents per $1.00 of microbusinesses proceeds, no tax on testing, with no sunset clause, estimated to collect $130,000 to $470,000, annually, be adopted?[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 Lompoc, California.

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Footnotes

  1. Voter's Edge, "Lompoc Measure D2018," accessed September 27, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.