Lompoc, California, Measure Q, Marijuana Tax (September 2021)
| Lompoc Measure Q | |
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| Election date September 14, 2021 | |
| Topic City tax and Local marijuana tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Lompoc Measure Q was on the ballot as a referral in Lompoc on September 14, 2021. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a tax of between 0.5% and 2.5% on the annual revenue of marijuana businesses, thereby generating an estimated $1.2 million in revenue annually. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a tax of between 0.5% and 2.5% on the annual revenue of marijuana businesses, thereby generating an estimated $1.2 million in revenue annually. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure Q.
Election results
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Lompoc Measure Q |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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7,392 | 74.88% | ||
| No | 2,480 | 25.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Q was as follows:
| “ | Shall a measure, (i) imposing a graduated tax ranging from 0.5 cents per dollar to 2.5 cents per dollar, at half-cent increments, on five levels of Lompoc cannabis manufacturing/distribution operators' annual revenues ranging from $10,000,000 or less to over $55,000,000, with no sunset clause, estimated to collect $1,200,000 annually based on currently established operations, (ii) excluding sales/excise taxes from City cannabis tax calculations and (iii) allowing receipts to show those taxes, be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Lompoc.
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Footnotes
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